# Accident 19880311016199A: Cessna 207A, Ruby, AK, March 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Airport: Ruby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXXA
- Location: 65.0309° N, 154.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0309&lon=-154.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70364-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,553 total, 383 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311016199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE WHILE CIRCLING OVER AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. THROTTLE CONTROL HAD BROKEN.

## 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 ANC88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA039), Mar 11, 1988: Cessna 207 (N70364), Ruby, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70364 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930506012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930506012679A), May 6, 1993: Cessna 207 (N70364), Holy Cross, AK, Destroyed. Indicates a tree strike flying at low altitude. Crashed into other trees.
- [Accident 19920803029099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803029099A), Aug 3, 1992: Cessna 207A (N70364), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit. Landed in a shallow lake. No cause for power loss could be found.

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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