Cessna 207 accident near Brevig Mission, Alaska, February 12, 1988
On February 12, 1988 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N9950M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brevig Mission, Alaska (Brevig Mission airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- February 12, 1988 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Brevig Mission, Alaska · Brevig Mission · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N9950M · no longer on the register · serial 20700760
- 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 WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND DIRECTION, A STRONG WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY TURNED OVER ON ITS BACK.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,330 hours in all; 1,653 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days; 170 in the last 30 days; 4,160 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,447 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 27, 1988; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Cape Smythe Air Service
The flight
- Departed from: OME Nome AK at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 4, 2,400 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 3°F (-16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9950M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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