# Incident 19850513047869I: Cessna 207A, Cape Simpson, AK, May 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cape Simpson, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N9943M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9943M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85IA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513047869I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED TUNDRA AFTER ENGINES SENT PARTS THRU COWLING. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CONNECTING ROD NUTS.

## 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 ANC85IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85IA083), May 13, 1985: Cessna 207A (N9943M), Cape Simpson, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9943M (2)

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

- [Incident 19911226062539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911226062539I), Dec 26, 1991: Cessna 207A (N9943M), Wainwright, AK. Had a gradual power reduction on climb. Returned. Found throttle control to throttle attachment disconnected.
- [Incident 19860310041549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310041549I), Mar 10, 1986: Cessna 207A (N9943M), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. Loss of oil pressure, rise in temperature, engine seized. Landed on a beach. NR3 wrist pin broken.

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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