Cessna 207A N9461M
10 December 1981 · Tyonek, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1981 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N9461M, operated by Spernak Airwys, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tyonek, 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 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tyonek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tyonek Timber
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N9461M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spernak Airwys
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3583
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
HVY LOAD.R FNT PAX HLDG CHILD BFR TKOF.SETTLED, PASSED LGTD DOCK, CRASH/BURN-INLET.DMG/INJ PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1981 | Cessna 207A | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1981 | Cessna 207 | Akaichak, Alaska, United States | Executive Chtr | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Cessna 207 | Mt Denali, Alaska, United States | Wilburs Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Sep 1981 | Cessna 207A | Golovin, Alaska, United States | Seward Peninsu | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1981 | Cessna 207 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Hunt Pan AM | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1981 | Cessna 207 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Galena Air SVC | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |