# Incident 19831116071139I: Cessna T207, Berthoud, CO, November 16, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1983, 09:50 local time
- Place: Berthoud, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 40.2898° N, 104.9670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berthoud, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2898&lon=-104.9670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91146-1996-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116071139I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON LEVELING OFF TO CRUISE. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD FROM A LOOSE LOWER ROD BOLT FOR NO 3 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N91146 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900221005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221005709A), Feb 21, 1990: Cessna T207 (N91146), Hungry Horse, MT, Destroyed. Engine threw rod at night in IFR. Saw cloud obscured ridge too late to avoid impact. Cylinder work prior to flight.

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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