Cessna 207 accident near Mt Village, Alaska, January 9, 1985
On January 9, 1985 at about 3:50 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N9946M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mt Village, Alaska (Mt Village airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 9, 1985 · about 3:50 pm local time · cases in 1985
- Place
- Mt Village, Alaska · Mt Village · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N9946M · registry record · serial 20700758
- 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
TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED DOWNHILL ON THE ICE COVERED 2200 FT GRAVEL AIRSTRIP. PLT STATED LIFTOFF WAS LATE BUT GIVEN THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN, THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED RATHER THEN ABORTED. DURING CLIMB THE ACFT CONTACTED THE ROOF OF AN ABANDONED BUILDING. ACFT THEN SETTLED TO THE GROUND 90 DEGREES TO THE RWY HEADING.
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: 6,500 hours in all; 5,500 in this make and model; 320 in the last 90 days; 150 in the last 30 days; 5,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,743 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 8, 1984; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 16, 2,200 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N9946M on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 207 Skywagon 207 115 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-520-F 49 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Mountain Village Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC85LA034.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.