# Incident 19890427024939I: Cessna 207A, Klamath Falls, OR, April 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6479H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479H-1995-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427024939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. LANDED IN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. NR2 CONNECTING ROD BROKE THROUGH ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N6479H (2)

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

- [Accident 19950225002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225002509A), Feb 25, 1995: Cessna 207A (N6479H), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted mountainside off course in a box canyon. No prior experience in mountain flying. Wolf spotting flight.
- [Incident 19890805050609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805050609I), Aug 5, 1989: Cessna 207 (N6479H), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. Right brake failed while back taxiing for takeoff in crosswind conditions. Aircraft veered into ditch.

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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