# Accident 19790104000299A: Cessna 207, St Paul, MN, January 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1979, 05:45 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1597U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597U-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,186 total, 28 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000299A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79FER22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER22), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1597U), St Paul, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1597U (1)

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

- [Accident 19830127003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127003819A), Jan 27, 1983: Cessna 207 (N1597U), Jamestown, ND, Substantial damage. Reported engine surging from stuck waste gate caused blind descent to gound impact. No defects. Freezing rain area.

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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