Cessna 207 accident near Akiachak, Alaska, January 4, 1988
On January 4, 1988 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N73036, was substantially damaged in an accident near Akiachak, Alaska (Akiachak 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
- January 4, 1988 · about 9:10 pm local time
- Place
- Akiachak, Alaska · Akiachak
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N73036 · registry record · serial 20700555
- 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 DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON THE ICE COVERED RUNWAY, HE LOST CONTROL CAUSING THE PLANE TO EXIT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK.
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; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,750 hours in all; 188 in this make and model; 213 in the last 90 days; 140 in the last 30 days; 1,535 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,826 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 10, 1987; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Yute Air Service
The flight
- Departed from: Tuluksak AK at 7:55 pm
- Runway 28, 1,900 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,400 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 30°F (-1°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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