# Incident 19790517200459I: Cessna 207, Barrow, AK, May 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1738U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738U-1997-03-18) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 50 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/19790517200459I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N1738U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800208002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002739A), Feb 8, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1738U), Atkasuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into ground after takeoff. Investigation revealed static system malfunction.

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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