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| Date: | Friday 11 January 1985 |
| Time: | 20:04 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Foster Aviation |
| Registration: | N7396U |
| MSN: | 20700438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4426 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nome, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Shishmarek, AK (SHH |
| Nome, AK (OME) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT OBTAINED A SPECIAL VFR TO LAND AT NOME ARPT. PLT SAW APCH LIGHTS AND MADE A LEFT CIRCLE TO LINE UP WITH RWY. PLT STATED, CEILING WAS 300 FT AGL, LOW VISIBILITY AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WAS PRESENT. APRX 3/8 INCH OF ICE WAS ON AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD. PLT STATED, 'I FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE... .' ACFT CONTACTED LEVEL TERRAIN APRX 5 MILES WEST OF THE ARPT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC85LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1996 | N7396U | Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Kotzebue, AK | |
sub |
| Bird strike | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 17:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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