# Accident 19951118043369A: Cessna 207A, Aniak, AK, November 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 61.1993° N, 158.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1993&lon=-158.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70076-2019-04-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951118043369A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LANDED FROZEN LAKE. WING HIT TREE. CRANKSHAFT FAILED ON THE REMAINING ENGINE. CAM SHAFT WORN AND BENT.

## 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 ANC96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA017), Nov 18, 1995: Cessna 207 (N70076), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft at the number 2 main bearing journal, where rubbing contact had occurred with the number 2 main bearing. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of…

## Other reports on N70076 (4)

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

- [Incident 20110216003369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216003369I), Feb 16, 2011: Cessna 207A (N70076), Tuluksak, AK, No damage. Pilot at 800 ft. cruise from Z13 to tlt with 600 lbs freight and 240 lbs. Fuel. Four miles from village landing, pilot heard a couple loud knocks followed with…
- [Incident 19920115000629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115000629I), Jan 15, 1992: Cessna 207 (N70076), Port Moller, AK, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff due to poor acceleration on ice and snow. Struck a snow berm at end of runway.
- [Accident 19881212056569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212056569A), Dec 12, 1988: Cessna 207 (N70076), Napaskiak, AK, Substantial damage. Believed fuel flow low on takeoff, aborted late. Ran off end of runway and struck a parked bulldozer.
- [Accident 19841015056231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841015056231A), Oct 15, 1984: Cessna 207A (N70076), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N2947N during taxiing operation from the ramp area.

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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