Cessna C-207 accident near Juneau, Alaska, October 15, 1984
On October 15, 1984 at about 5:51 pm local time, a Cessna C-207, registered N70076, was substantially damaged in an accident near Juneau, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were 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
- October 15, 1984 · about 5:51 pm local time
- Place
- Juneau, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-207
- Registration
- N70076 · no longer on the register · serial 20700547
- 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 RIGHT WING OF N70076 CONTACTED THE SPINNING PROPELLER OF A PA-32-300 WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RAMP AREA TO THE ACTIVE RWY. PLT STATED HE WAS CHECKING THE CLEARANCE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACFT AND ONCE VIEWING THE PA-32-300 IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE REMEDIAL ACTION TAKEN TO BE EFFECTIVE.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 1,510 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 4,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,159 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 21, 1984; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: HNH Hoonah AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:54 pm from JUN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
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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