# Incident 19870519021919I: Cessna 207A, Hooper Bay, AK, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 15:10 local time
- Place: Hooper Bay, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HASA
- Location: 61.5099° N, 166.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooper Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5099&lon=-166.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1769U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769U-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 290 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519021919I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGHNESS BEFORE SEIZURE.  SAFE LANDING ON AN ISLAND.  PISTON ROD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N1769U (2)

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

- [Accident 19950425019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425019839A), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Old Harbor, AK, Destroyed. Advised pass closed. Elected to try anyway. Saw pass closed. Lost control due whiteout conditions turning back.
- [Incident 19801113079649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079649I), Nov 13, 1980: Cessna 207A (N1769U), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown. Drag link bolt had sheared, allowing nose gear to shift in mounting.

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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