# Incident 19970206007189I: Cessna 207A, St Marys, AK, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: St Marys
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 62.0608° N, 163.3018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S (KSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0608&lon=-163.3018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6314H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6314H-2012-12-14) (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: 6,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206007189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO ST. MARY'S AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON A RIVER SANDBAR, JUST SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN TO ST. MARY'S AIRPORT. THE FAILED ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THE FACTORY FOR REPAIR/OVERHAUL. CAUSE FOR FAILURE WILL BE DETERMINED AT THAT TIME.

## Other reports on N6314H (1)

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

- [Accident 20111107030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111107030069A), Nov 7, 2011: Cessna 207A (N6314H), Kwigillingok, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from runway 15 at Kwigillingok and experienced a left bank that was not recoverable. Aircraft was airborne briefly before the left wing…

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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