Cessna 207A N7301U
20 October 1978 · Atkasuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1978 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N7301U, operated by Cape Smythe AI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Atkasuk, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atkasuk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atkasuk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N7301U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cape Smythe AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Barrow, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3298
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RUNWAY HAS 5% UPSLOPE, COVERED WITH 6 TO 8 INCHESOF SNOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1978 | Cessna 207 | Chevak, Alaska, United States | Chugiak Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1978 | Cessna 207 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Modern Air FRE | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1978 | Cessna 207A | Napaskiak, Alaska, United States | Bush Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1978 | Cessna 207 | Dry Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1978 | Cessna 207 | Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, United States | Air Freight EX | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1978 | Cessna 207 | Omalik, Alaska, United States | Aurora Air SER | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |