Cessna 207A incident near Kwigillingok, Alaska, February 9, 1983
On February 9, 1983 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N75551, suffered minor damage in an incident near Kwigillingok, Alaska (Kwigillingok airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 9, 1983 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Kwigillingok, Alaska · Kwigillingok · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N75551 · no longer on the register · serial 2070633
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON TAKEOFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST OF A SNOW DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO A SNOWBANK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,225 hours in all; 232 in this make and model; 231 in the last 90 days; 1,060 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,923 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 27, 1982; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AK85 Kwigillingok AK at 3:45 pm
- Destination: BET Bethel AK
- Runway 15, 2,300 ft by 35 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 10°F (-12°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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