# Accident 19910903037789A: Cessna 208, Dillingham, AK, September 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1991, 09:53 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 58.8196° N, 157.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8196&lon=-157.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9438F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9438F-2010-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,222 total, 400 in this make and model, 341 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903037789A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY. OVERTURNED INTUNDRA. OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED. BALL TYPE CHECK VALVE NOT USED

## 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 ANC91FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA142), Sep 3, 1991: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE ENGINE OIL TUBE FILLER CAP RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND OIL PRESSURE AND THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N9438F (4)

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

- [Incident 20050424007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050424007029I), Apr 24, 2005: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Sebastian, FL. (-23) Parachutist made hard landing, did swinging turn into ground. Parachutist's name is [privacy data omitted] he had 390 previous jumps and was using a…
- [Incident 20040902027529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040902027529I), Sep 2, 2004: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Williamstown, NJ, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver name: [privacy data omitted] experience: approximately 10 years with over 1000 jumps (uspa/fai license #156776/rating A-034404) club…
- [Incident 19980927041439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927041439I), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Rittman, OH. (-5) Pilot lost control on landing and ground loop the aircraft.
- [Accident 19871219070739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871219070739A), Dec 19, 1987: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. 1200 Lbs over gross weight and downwind. Not using full runway and ice on wings. Unable to fly, aborted and crashed.

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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