# Incident 19810422034239I: Cessna 207, Minneapolis, MN, April 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1728U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728U-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,233 total, 120 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422034239I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO OIL ON WINDSHIELD. OIL FILLER CAP HAD COME OFF.

## Other reports on N1728U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820926051799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051799A), Sep 26, 1982: Cessna 207 (N1728U), Bedford Park, IL, Substantial damage. Loose fuel return line caused power loss 2 miles short of destination. Crash landed in a railroad yard.

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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