# Accident 19790611036489A: Cessna 207, Platinum, AK, June 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1979, 18:55 local time
- Place: Platinum, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.0131° N, 161.8164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platinum, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0131&lon=-161.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6255H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 205 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611036489A

## Narrative

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

#3 ROD FAILED AT CRANKSHAFT ATTACH END. FOUND LOOSENESS OF TORQUE OF CRANKCASE HALVES.

## 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 ANC79FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA060), Jun 11, 1979: Cessna 207 (N6255H), Platinum, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6255H (3)

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

- [Accident 19910605020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020119A), Jun 5, 1991: Cessna 207A (N6255H), Eek, AK, Substantial damage. Force landed on tundra. Reported lost oil pressure and rough engine. No defects found except water in fuel.
- [Accident 19891107063219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107063219A), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna 207A (N6255H), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Rudder pedal arm broke due to fatigue. Aircraft veered off runway on the landing roll.
- [Incident 19800202030909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202030909I), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 207A (N6255H), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on frozen river,storm was moving in. It was windy, visibility poor. Ran into snowbank.

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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