NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC88LA136
Registry · N6470H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 207A
Year of manufacture
1979 · 9 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790612
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8819C
Registrant of record
JB AIRCRAFT LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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Factual narrative
THE PILOT WAS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC FOR THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND WAS ENROUTE TO ANOTHER AIRPORT TO REPAIR A COMPANY AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DO A COMPLETE JOB OF PREFLIGHTING THE AIRPLANE, AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL LOCK (A NAIL) STILL IN PLACE. HE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REMOVE THE NAIL, AND THEN TRIED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1988_ANC88LA136.txt.
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