# Accident 19790329010679A: Cessna 207, Shageluk, AK, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6919° N, 159.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shageluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6919&lon=-159.5552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,080 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329010679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG43), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1717U), Shageluk, AK, substantial 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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