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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 1984 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N9950M |
| MSN: | 20700760 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1505 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deering, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK (OTZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE PLT NOTICED THE VILLAGE AGENT'S TRUCK POSITIONED ABOUT 2/3 DOWN THE RWY FACING NORTH. THE PLT ASSUMED THE TRUCK WAS INDICATING THE LANDING DIRECTION. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLT NOTICED THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY & ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WEATHERVANED ON THE ICE & COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY BEING USED TO LIGHT SMUDGE POTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC84LA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 February 1988 | N9950M | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | Brevig Mission, AK | |
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| 01-Apr-2024 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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