NTSB ANC88LA136 — 1988-09-09 · BETHEL, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N6470H

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6470H Cessna 207 None

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88LA136.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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