# Accident 20030405009309A: Cessna 207, Aniak, AK, April 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 61.8525° N, 159.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8525&lon=-159.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207SE-2009-01-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,240 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030405009309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT ADJUSTED ENGINE FROM 25 SQUARED TO 25.4 SQUARED. AFTER ENGINE ADJUSTMENT, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ROSE FROM 50 PSI TO TOP OF GREEN ARC. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, PILOT TURNED ON FUEL BOOST PUMP, STILL NO POWER, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AGAIN FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AIRCRAFT LANDED, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ANC03LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA039), Apr 5, 2003: Cessna 207 (N207SE), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, and subsequent fuel starvation during cruise flight. A factor contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N207SE (2)

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

- [Accident 19991027041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027041879A), Oct 27, 1999: Cessna 207 (N207SE), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The commercial certificated pilot arrived at his company offices and conducted a preflight inspection of the accident airplane at 0815 in preparation for a…
- [Incident 19880408045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408045569I), Apr 8, 1988: Cessna 207 (N207SE), Scammon Bay, AK, Minor damage. Engine began to vibrate on approach and seized. Landed in snow covered area. Stopped when nose gear fork pulled out.

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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