# Accident 19850518018319A: Cessna 207, Golden Valley, MN, May 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1985, 06:56 local time
- Place: Golden Valley, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0094° N, 93.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0094&lon=-93.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91043-2013-05-17) (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: 1,800 total, 607 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518018319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LEFT FUEL TANK. SWITCHED TO OFF INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TANK.  HIT TREES THEN GROUND DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA200), May 18, 1985: Cessna 207 (N91043), Golden Valley, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N91043 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820902056209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902056209I), Sep 2, 1982: Cessna 207 (N91043), Alexandria, MN. Exhausted fuel supply from one tank on takeoff. Switched tanks. Engine caught as aircraft hit over run. Blew tire.
- [Incident 19800506051149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506051149I), May 6, 1980: Cessna 207 (N91043), Manhattan, KS. Momentary engine overspeed due to faulty prop governor.

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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