# Accident 19920618021179A: Cessna 207, Quinhagak, AK, June 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 60.8096° N, 161.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8096&lon=-161.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,140 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618021179A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SEIZED. FORCE LANDED.OIL FILTER ADAPTER NOT PROPERLY TORQUED CAME LOOSE.

## 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 ANC92LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA095), Jun 19, 1992: Cessna 207 (N23CF), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TOTAL OIL LOSS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SEPARATION OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER FROM THE OIL PUMP DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND NON ADHERENCE TO…

## Other reports on N23CF (2)

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

- [Accident 20221120018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221120018509A), Nov 20, 2022: Cessna 207 (N23CF), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Departed from goodnews bay at 1035AM on a flight to Bethel. [privacy data omitted]Departed rwy 06 with a right turn out toward Bethel. Pilot called base with…
- [Incident 20090130025001I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090130025001I), Jan 30, 2009: Cessna 207 (N23CF), Kwigillingok, AK, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was taxiing his aircraft, N23CF for departure on a confined, slippery ramp when his right wing tip struck the right side of another…

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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