# Accident 19970327003789A: Cessna 207, Grayling, AK, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 10:31 local time
- Place: Grayling, AK
- Airport: Grayling Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 62.8905° N, 160.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8905&lon=-160.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1747U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1747U-2006-09-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327003789A

## Narrative

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

CLUNK NOISE. ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT. LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. DEEP SNOW. ENGINE THRU ROD THRU CASE.

## 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 ANC97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA042), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 207 (N1747U), Grayling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod bolt, which was precipitated by fatigue. A factor associated with the accident was the snow covered terrain in the emergency landing…

## Other reports on N1747U (1)

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

- [Accident 19991207046769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991207046769A), Dec 7, 1999: Cessna 207 (N1747U), Bethel, AK, No damage, 6 fatal. (-23) On December 7, 1999, about 1300 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1747U, was destroyed when the airplane collided with remote,…

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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