NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC83FA030
Registry · N7389U
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 207A
Year of manufacture
1978 · 5 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780223
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9EC69
Registrant of record
YR-AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AT 700 FT MSL DURING CLIMBOUT. THE PILOT TRIED THE BOOST PUMPS AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN SOME POWER MOMENTARILY. WHEN ALL POWER WAS LOST THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND SHORT OF THE AIRPORT ON A FROZEN RIVER. THE ROUGH ICE SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR DURING ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF TRAPPED WATER IN FUEL TANKS AND HE DID NOT DRAIN THE FUEL SUMPS DURING PRE-FLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_ANC83FA030.txt.
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