Cessna 207 N5277J
11 October 2004 · Chefornak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2004 at about 17:19 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N5277J, operated by Hageland Aviation, was involved in an accident near Chefornak, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chefornak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.1492, -164.2856
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N5277J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hageland Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kipnuk → Chefornak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with a bird while on final approach to land.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The scheduled commuter airline flight was on short final approach to land when a large bird collided with and penetrated the windshield. No one aboard was injured, and the commercial pilot was able to make an uneventful landing. The damage from the bird strike required the windshield to be replaced.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2003 | Cessna 207A | Put In Bay, Ohio, United States | Dairy Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Cessna 207 | Kipnuk, Alaska, United States | Flight Alaska Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2005 | Cessna 207 | La Esmeralda, Venezuela | Cooperative Assoc. Lines Air Taxi | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Apr 2003 | Cessna 207 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2003 | Cessna 207 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Eric A. Swenson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 36 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | John Collins | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Boeing 747SR-146B SF | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Christen HUSKY A-1 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |