Cessna 207 accident near Tuntutuliak, Alaska, December 3, 1993
On December 3, 1993 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N36CF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tuntutuliak, Alaska (Tuntutuliak airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE SNOW BERM ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 3, 1993 · about 11:45 pm local time
- Place
- Tuntutuliak, Alaska · Tuntutuliak · 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
- N36CF · no longer on the register · serial 20700269
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BERM, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WENT ONTO 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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,285 hours in all; 127 in this make and model; 223 in the last 90 days; 120 in the last 30 days; 2,225 as pilot in command; 1,525 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 20,275 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 1993; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: BET Bethel AK
- Runway 20, 1,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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 N36CF the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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