Cessna 207 N9973M
25 July 2001 · Kalskag, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 2001 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N9973M was involved in an accident near Kalskag, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalskag, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalskag (KLG)
- Coordinates
- 61.5406, -160.3183
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N9973M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kalskag → Emmonak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC01LA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from an object during the initial climb after takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The air taxi pilot was departing a small village airport in rural Alaska when the left wing collided with a tree. According to the company's director of operations, the pilot originally reported the accident as in-flight collision with a bird, but it was learned later that it was a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2001 | Cessna 207A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2001 | Cessna 207 | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Cessna 207 | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Cessna 207 | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2001 | Cessna 207 | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2001 | Cessna 207 | Healy, Alaska, United States | Denali Air Taxi, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Freeman GLASTAR | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-16 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Sikorsky S61A | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |