Cessna 207A accident near Manokotak, Alaska, November 19, 1986
On November 19, 1986 at about 1:15 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N1763U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Manokotak, Alaska (Manokotak airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 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
- November 19, 1986 · about 1:15 pm local time
- Place
- Manokotak, Alaska · Manokotak · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N1763U · no longer on the register · serial 20700363
- 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
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE OPEN TUNDRA.
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: 4,500 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 4,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,500 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 27, 1986; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F9 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: DLG Dillingham AK
- Runway 2, 2,000 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1763U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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