NTSB ANC89LA025 — 1988-12-21 · KOTZEBUE, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N9948M

Make / Model: CESSNA 207A
Year of manufacture: 1982 · 6 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19820610
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ADE4FB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9948M Cessna 207 None

Factual narrative

THE AIR TAXI PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OTHER ICING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING, ACCUMULATING APPROXIMATELY 3/8' OF ICE ON THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID THAT AS HE BEGAN HIS LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING. HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD APPROACHED THE LANDING WITH GREATER CONCERN FOR THE ICE ON THE AIRPLANE, I.E., ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED AND A LOWER FLAP SETTING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC89LA025.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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