Cessna C-207A incident near Eek, Alaska, March 28, 1983
On March 28, 1983 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna C-207A, registered N6470H, suffered minor damage in an incident near Eek, Alaska (Eek airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 9 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
- March 28, 1983 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Eek, Alaska · Eek · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-207A
- Registration
- N6470H · registry record · serial 20700534
- 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
DURING LANDING ROLL THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE PILOTS COMMANDS. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES 2 DAYS BEFORE.
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; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,600 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, March 26, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TOG Togiak AK
- Destination: EEK Eek AK
- Runway 35, 1,550 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 8 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6470H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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