# Accident 19890209002159A: Cessna 207A, Nome, AK, February 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1989, 14:25 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FWWA
- Location: 64.7096° N, 164.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7096&lon=-164.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73771, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73771-1998-03-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890209002159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED ON MOUNTAINSIDE IN WHITEOUT. FUEL PUMP FOULED. HAD DEPARTED INTO FOUL WEATHER.

## 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 ANC89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA042), Feb 9, 1989: Cessna 207 (N73771), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING FROM FUEL INTERRUPTION DUE TO A BLOCKAGE IN THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE CHECK VALVE.

## Other reports on N73771 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810904059269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904059269A), Sep 4, 1981: Cessna 207A (N73771), Golovin, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting landing on unlighted strip. Was not lined up with runway. Crashed during go-around.

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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