Cessna 207 N1864

Summary

On 23 December 1998 at about 13:05 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N1864 was involved in an incident near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 December 1998 at 13:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kotzebue-Ralph Wein Mem. (OTZ)

Coordinates

67.2402, -161.1897

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N1864

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Noatak

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ANC99IA019

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of the wrong taxi route. A factor associated with this incident was the absence of taxiway lighting or marking.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was taxiing for takeoff at night on a 1,463 feet long, snow covered, unlit and unmarked, taxiway. The pilot inadvertently taxied onto an unmarked vehicle road which crossed the taxiway at a shallow angle. He realized he was not on the taxiway when he saw vehicle headlights in front of him. He turned the airplane toward the runway lights, and the airplane dropped into a ditch. Since being stationed at the airport, the pilot had used the taxiway three times, and always in the daylight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.