# Incident 19871207078129I: Cessna 207A, Akiachak, AK, December 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1987, 16:25 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9957M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9957M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 207 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207078129I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH. OILY SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NUMBER THREE CYLINDER HAD CRACKED AROUND THE HEAD.

## Other reports on N9957M (3)

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

- [Incident 20020320007499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020320007499I), Mar 20, 2002: Cessna 207A (N9957M), Eek, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On March 20, 2002 at 10:12 am, edward klem, commercial pilot certificate number 2592856, acting as pilot in command of CE-207, N9957M, on a Alaska…
- [Incident 19950614021779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614021779I), Jun 14, 1995: Cessna 207 (N9957M), Marshall, AK, Minor damage. Landed long on short runway. Swerved at end runway to avoid dropoff. Struck sign and windsock pole.
- [Incident 19880105002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880105002909I), Jan 5, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9957M), Marshall, AK, Minor damage. Ran off the departure end of runway. Runway was ice covered. Landed long.

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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