# Accident 19920228040649A: Cessna 207A, Quinhagak, AK, February 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1992, 16:25 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 59.7407° N, 161.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7407&lon=-161.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6312H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312H-2002-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228040649A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOUD BANG AND ENGINE QUIT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND WING HIT GROUND LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON TEST.

## 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 ANC92LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA045), Feb 28, 1992: Cessna 207A (N6312H), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N6312H (1)

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

- [Accident 19990110004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110004839A), Jan 10, 1999: Cessna 207A (N6312H), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 10, 1999, about 1330 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N6312H, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing,…

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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