19790104000299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · St Paul, MN · January 4, 1979

Date
January 4, 1979 · 05:45 local
Place
St Paul, MN
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1597U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FER22
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,186 total28 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Cylinder head failed in flight, broke fuel line. Acft caught fire in flt. Engine had seven hours since overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

CYLINDER HEAD FAILED IN FLIGHT, BROKE FUEL LINE. ACFT CAUGHT FIRE IN FLT. ENGINE HAD SEVEN HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N1597U · 1

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