Cessna 207 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, January 28, 1987
On January 28, 1987 at about 9:15 am local time, a Cessna 207, registered N7393U, was destroyed in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage Int'L airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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 28, 1987 · about 9:15 am local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage Int'L · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N7393U · no longer on the register · serial 20700436
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN ILS APPROACH IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING A POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE AND REACT IN A TIMELY MANNER TO THE GROSS DEVIATION OF THE DECISION HEIGHT. HE CONTINUED DOWN UNTIL STRIKING THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,842 hours in all; 557 in this make and model; 225 in the last 90 days; 120 in the last 30 days; 1,670 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,351 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, January 9, 1987; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO 520 F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ENA Kenai AK at 8:45 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 6R, 10,897 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Temperature: 14°F (-10°C), dew point 12°F (-11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:42 am from ANC, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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