# Accident 19830127003819A: Cessna 207, Jamestown, ND, January 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1983, 22:30 local time
- Place: Jamestown, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 46.9091° N, 98.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9091&lon=-98.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1597U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597U-1988-08-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,169 total, 425 in this make and model, 374 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127003819A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE SURGING FROM STUCK WASTE GATE CAUSED BLIND DESCENT TO GOUND IMPACT. NO DEFECTS. FREEZING RAIN AREA.

## 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 DEN83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA054), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 207 (N1597U), Jamestown, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1597U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790104000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000299A), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 207 (N1597U), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Cylinder head failed in flight, broke fuel line. Acft caught fire in flt. Engine had seven hours since overhaul.

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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