60.7771° N, 148.6659° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Whittier, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 8, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place
Whittier, AK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N410WR
Reported as
Cessna U206G
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Heard a loud bang. Engine shut down. Landed in water without damage. Found two large holes in top of crankcase.
As the FAA filed it
HEARD A LOUD BANG. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LANDED IN WATER WITHOUT DAMAGE. FOUND TWO LARGE HOLES IN TOP OF CRANKCASE.