# Accident 19890103000159A: Cessna 207A, Russian Mission, AK, January 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Russian Mission, AK
- Airport: Russian Mission Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 61.8098° N, 161.4395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8098&lon=-161.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329U-1991-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 2,205 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890103000159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. CRASH LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RIVER DUE TO WHITEOUT. POSSIBLE ICE IN FUEL. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 ANC89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA031), Jan 3, 1989: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Russian Mission, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING BY FLYING AT A TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO INSURE A…

## Other reports on N7329U (2)

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

- [Incident 19870807051089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807051089I), Aug 7, 1987: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Mt Village, AK, Minor damage. During taxi the nose gear collapsed. Found the aft drag bolt had sheared.
- [Accident 19850207005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207005369A), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 207A (N7329U), Koyuk, AK, Minor damage. Left main gear struck snowmobile driver who darted onto runway. No warning signs on access road.

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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