Cessna 207 accident near Ekwok, Alaska, November 11, 1992
On November 11, 1992 at about 5:55 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N9237M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ekwok, Alaska (Ekwok airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOTS IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, HER INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND THE FOG AND ICING CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 1992 · about 5:55 pm local time
- Place
- Ekwok, Alaska · Ekwok · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N9237M · no longer on the register · serial 20700678
- 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 AIR TAXI PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED DURING THE SECOND ABORTED VFR APPROACH. WHILE THE PILOT SAID VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED, HER PASSENGERS, AND WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SAID THE VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN ONE MILE. THE PASSENGERS SAID THE AIRPLANES WINDSHIELD AND WINGS WERE ACCUMULATING ICE BEFORE AND DURING THE APPROACHES. THE PILOT COULD SEE OUTSIDE ONLY BY LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS. ONE PASSENGER SAID THAT DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, HE TAPPED THE PILOT ON HER SHOULDER AND TOLD HER THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE, AND POINTED TO IT. HE FURTHER SAID THAT THE PILOT THEN DID A VERY STEEP RIGHT TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, STALLED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY DELIVER PARTIAL POWER DURING THE SECOND ABORTED APPROACH. PASSENGERS AND PERSONS ON THE GROUND SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER. DURING POST ACCIDENT DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND THAT WERE CONSIDERED CAUSAL TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS.
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: 2,800 hours in all; 2,200 in this make and model; 280 in the last 90 days; 90 in the last 30 days; 2,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,011 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 19, 1992; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,812 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DLG Dillingham AK at 5:24 pm
- Runway 2, 2,700 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 600 ft; scat at 400 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9237M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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