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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Shageluk, AK · March 29, 1979

Date
March 29, 1979
Place
Shageluk, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1717U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG43
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,080 total2,200 in this make and model225 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.

Pilot said he used up most of fuel in one tank, then switched to the other tank. About two minutes later engine quit

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE USED UP MOST OF FUEL IN ONE TANK, THEN SWITCHED TO THE OTHER TANK.ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER ENGINE QUIT

NTSB investigation

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