Cessna T-207 accident near Daniels Creek, Alaska, September 15, 1984
On September 15, 1984 at about 1:00 am local time, a Cessna T-207, registered N1540U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Daniels Creek, Alaska (Daniels Creek airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. 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
- September 15, 1984 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Daniels Creek, Alaska · Daniels Creek
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T-207 · all T-207s on the register
- Registration
- N1540U · no longer on the register · serial T20700140
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING 100 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED NOT TO BE STOPPING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GET AIRBORNE AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OFTHE STRIP COLLIDING WITH TREES. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
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: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 955 hours in all; 86 in this make and model; 103 in the last 90 days; 70 in the last 30 days; 825 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,515 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 10, 1984; 68 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-61B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FAI Fairbanks AK
- Destination: Daniels Creek AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 36, 1,600 ft by 20 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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