# Incident 19780526040149I: Cessna 207, Nome, AK, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978, 15:01 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.5057° N, 165.4153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5057&lon=-165.4153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207SP-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED ENROUTE. LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE. BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N207SP (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970627016119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627016119A), Jun 27, 1997: Cessna 207A (N207SP), Nome, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed en route. (.4)the flight was landing under special VFR conditions. Special VFR operations are permitted with a visibility of 1 mile, and clear of…
- [Incident 19890524028399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890524028399I), May 24, 1989: Cessna 207A (N207SP), Nome, AK. Engine lost power. Precautionary landing on a road. Found a crack in NR6 engine cylinder.
- [Incident 19880714042779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714042779I), Jul 14, 1988: Cessna 207A (N207SP), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failure en route. Landed on tundra with minor damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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