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ANC85LA039

1985-01-11 · NOME, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OME

Current FAA registration · N7396U

Make / Model
CESSNA 207A
Year of manufacture
1978 · 7 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780331
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9EFB7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA039.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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