Cessna 207A accident near Newtok, Alaska, December 16, 1995
On December 16, 1995 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N755AB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newtok, Alaska (Newtok airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are the snow covered runway, and gusty crosswinds.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 16, 1995 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Newtok, Alaska · Newtok · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N755AB · no longer on the register · serial 20700622
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The operator reported the pilot and a company mechanic were attempting to takeoff from a snow covered runway in gusty crosswind conditions. The pilot applied engine power to begin the takeoff roll, and the airplane weathervaned into the wind. The pilot reduced power, and the airplane straightened out, but was blown downwind, off the side of the runway and part way down an embankment.
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: 1,132 hours in all; 563 in this make and model; 359 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,008 as pilot in command; 500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,766 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 19, 1995; 91 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: WWT
- Destination: BET Bethel AK
- Runway 15, 2,180 ft by 35 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N755AB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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