# Incident 19830223010329I: Cessna 207, Faribault, MN, February 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91002, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91002) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223010329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED. MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. EXHAUST ROCKER ARM IN #3 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N91002 (3)

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

- [Incident 20031130033159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031130033159I), Nov 30, 2003: Cessna 207 (N91002), Bethel, AK. (-23) On 11/30/03, during flight from Bethel to aniak, Alaska, the pilot noticed a smell in the cockpit and a rise in oil temperature. Pilot pulled the…
- [Accident 19971210038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971210038179A), Dec 10, 1997: Cessna 207 (N91002), Fruita, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power, landed in onion field, struck vegitation and nosed over no evidence of fuel at the scene (.4) the pilot said he did not visually check the…
- [Incident 19851103077179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103077179I), Nov 3, 1985: Cessna 207 (N91002), Lacrosse, WI. Engine became rough after takeoff. Landed in a field. Found number 4 connecting rod had failed.

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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