# Accident 19940708018279A: Cessna T207, Kenai, AK, July 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Arness Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 60.6591° N, 150.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6591&lon=-150.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91056-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 385 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708018279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. SIEZED. OVERSHOT LANDING ON NEARBY STRIP. CRANKSHAFT FAILED. HAD ALTITUDE TO LAND ON STRIP.

## 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 ANC94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA078), Jul 9, 1994: Cessna T207 (N91056), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND NOT ATTAINING THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AT THE SUITABLE LANDING…

## Other reports on N91056 (3)

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

- [Accident 19920109005069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920109005069A), Jan 9, 1992: Cessna 207 (N91056), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Rear half baggage door opened on descent. Slammed fuselage. Distorted tailcone bulkhead. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19890628038629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628038629I), Jun 28, 1989: Cessna T207 (N91056), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing to the ramp for a routine engine runup.
- [Incident 19840127015339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840127015339I), Jan 27, 1984: Cessna T207 (N91056), Douglas, WY. Engine failed. Landed on an interstate highway. A cylinder had separated from the engine.

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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