Cessna 207A N6271H

Summary

On 6 July 1983 at about 20:33 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N6271H was involved in an accident near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 12 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 July 1983 at 20:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

58.8210, -157.8607

Aircraft

Cessna 207A

Registration

N6271H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dillingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA113

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BEACHED UNOCCUPIED 18 FT SKIFF DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM A SOFT BEACH. THIS ACFT IS A 7 PLACE MODEL. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WERE 12 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. THE ACFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT BECAUSE SEVERAL OCCUPANTS WERE CHILDREN BEING HELD BY ADULTS. THE ACFT WAS HOWEVER OUT OF C.G. IN ADDITION, THE SOFT SAND ON THE BEACH WAS CROSSED BY A NUMBER OF FISH NET LINES. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SAID THE TAIL DRAGGED ON THE BEACH DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD CUT THE POWER TO ABORT BECAUSE OF SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN HE HIT THE BOAT AND NOSED OVER. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHEN THE SKIFF WAS PLACED ON THE BEACH. NOT ALL OCCUPANTS WERE USING SAFETY BELTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.