Cessna 207A N6424H
8 October 1979 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1979 at about 16:07 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N6424H, operated by Spernak Airway, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N6424H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spernak Airway
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3617
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
FOUND WTR IN STORAGE TNK, LEAK IN FILL PIPE.LINEBOY SVCD ACFT WHILE STORAGE TNK BEING FILLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1979 | Cessna 207 | Saltery Cove, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1979 | Cessna 207 | Stebbins, Alaska, United States | Unalakleet Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1979 | Cessna 207 | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Cessna 207A | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Executive Char | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1979 | Cessna 207 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Jenair Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1979 | Cessna 207 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Air Freight EX | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |