Cessna 207 N9948M

Summary

On 21 December 1988 at about 15:05 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N9948M, operated by Baker Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, 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.

Date

21 December 1988 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wien Memorial (OTZ)

Coordinates

67.2407, -161.1891

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N9948M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Baker Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Noorvik → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC89LA025

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIR TAXI PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OTHER ICING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING, ACCUMULATING APPROXIMATELY 3/8' OF ICE ON THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID THAT AS HE BEGAN HIS LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING. HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD APPROACHED THE LANDING WITH GREATER CONCERN FOR THE ICE ON THE AIRPLANE, I.E., ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED AND A LOWER FLAP SETTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.