# NTSB ANC92LA115: Cessna 207, N7ME, Yakutat, AK, July 29, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 29, 1992, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Coordinates: 59.509403, -139.710998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5094&lon=-139.7110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5763/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA115

## Probable cause

THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOTS ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - obscuration (contributing factor)
  - altitude - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - vfr flight into imc - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE CRASH OCCURRED AT THE 1100 FOOT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING A COURSE ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE MOUNTAIN RANGE. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED FOR THE AREA. THE PILOT'S 22-YEAR-OLD SON STATED THAT IN THOSE TYPE WEATHER CONDITIONS HIS FATHER WOULD ROUTINELY CLIMB UP INTO THE SOUP. SET A LORAN COURSE FOR HOME, AND SIT BACK AND RELAX. WHEN CLOSE TO HOME HE WOULD DESCEND TO VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE FLAT COASTAL AREA AND LAND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7ME](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7ME-1997-11-07), registration cancelled 1997-11-07, S/N 20700263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700263
- Airframe hours: 3292
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Gulf Air Taxi
- Registered owner: Harold D. Robbins
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 2, 1992, 76 hours before
- Departed: DRY BAY, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 9,500 as pilot in command, 265 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 110° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: YAK, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920729034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729034409A), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 207, Yakutat, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into cloud obscured mountain. Report that pilot scud run frequently and pulled up VFR into clouds en route.

## Other investigations on N7ME (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC78FAD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAD05), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 207 (N7ME), Dry Bay, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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