Plane Crash List

Cessna 207 N70076

15 January 1992 · Port Moller, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 January 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N70076, operated by Markair Express, was involved in an incident near Port Moller, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Incident
Location
Port Moller, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Port Moller (PML)
Coordinates
55.9209, -159.4895
Aircraft
Cessna 207
Registration
N70076
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Markair Express
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Cold Bay
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92IA029

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY NOT SURVEYING THE SURFACE OF THE ENTIRE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 6 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER REDUCING THE POWER TO THE IDLE POSITION, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 2 INCHES OF CLEAR ICE AND THEN 2 MORE INCHES OF POWDERED SNOW. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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