Cessna 207A accident near Deering, Alaska, January 18, 1984
On January 18, 1984 at about 12:45 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N9950M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Deering, Alaska (Deering airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 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
- January 18, 1984 · about 12:45 pm local time
- Place
- Deering, Alaska · Deering · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N9950M · no longer on the register · serial 20700760
- Damage
- Substantial 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 IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE PLT NOTICED THE VILLAGE AGENT'S TRUCK POSITIONED ABOUT 2/3 DOWN THE RWY FACING NORTH. THE PLT ASSUMED THE TRUCK WAS INDICATING THE LANDING DIRECTION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLT NOTICED THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY & ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WEATHERVANED ON THE ICE & COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY BEING USED TO LIGHT SMUDGE POTS.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,175 hours in all; 1,104 in this make and model; 325 in the last 90 days; 8,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,505 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 15, 1984; 6 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: OTZ Kotzebue AK at 8:05 am
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 35, 3,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 270° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 10°F (-12°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9950M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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