Cessna 207 incident near Port Moller, Alaska, January 15, 1992
On January 15, 1992 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N70076, suffered minor damage in an incident near Port Moller, Alaska (Port Moller airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY NOT SURVEYING THE SURFACE OF THE ENTIRE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 15, 1992 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Port Moller, Alaska · Port Moller · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N70076 · no longer on the register · serial 20700547
- Damage
- Minor 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 ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 6 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER REDUCING THE POWER TO THE IDLE POSITION, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 2 INCHES OF CLEAR ICE AND THEN 2 MORE INCHES OF POWDERED SNOW. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 10,000 hours in all; 5,000 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 10,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,803 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, January 7, 1992
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: CDB Cold Bay AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 1, 3,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 25°F (-4°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N70076 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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