# Incident 20010517010689I: Cessna 207A, Quinhagak, AK, May 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2001, 21:00 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 59.6833° N, 161.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6833&lon=-161.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010517010689I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO ZERO, OIL WAS SPRAYING ON THE WINDSHIELD. PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO THE START POSITION, THE PROPELLER RPM INCREASED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER DETACHING FROM THE ENGINE .  THE PILOT GLUIDED THE AIRCRAFT OF THE BEACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCINDENT.

## 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 ANC01IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01IA058), May 18, 2001: Cessna 207 (N917AC), Quinhagak, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fracture of the engine crankshaft during descent, precipitated by restricted oil flow through an internal engine oil passage/port.

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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