# Incident 19790602028969I: Cessna 207, Stebbins, AK, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 20:15 local time
- Place: Stebbins, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.5222° N, 162.2881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stebbins, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.5222&lon=-162.2881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1606U (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: 990 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79IA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602028969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 ANC79IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79IA055), Jun 2, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1606U), Stebbins, AK, incident, minor 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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