20070109001339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Kenai, AK · January 9, 2007

Date: January 9, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place: Kenai, AK
Airport: Kenai Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: K58C
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9941M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07FA013
Reported as: Cessna 207A
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,291 total511 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N9941MRegistered now · Cessna 207AS/N 20700748 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 207A Engine modelContinental IO-520-FReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed the Kenai airport in a Cessna 207, N9941M, on a cargo flight to kokhanok, Alaska, approximately 75 minutes west. Approximately 15 minutes after departure the pilot reported having engine trouble and was going down about mid-channel. This occurred in lower cook inlet west of Kenai, Alaska.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED THE KENAI AIRPORT IN A CESSNA 207, N9941M, ON A CARGO FLIGHT TO KOKHANOK, ALASKA, APPROXIMATELY 75 MINUTES WEST. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND WAS GOING DOWN ABOUT MID-CHANNEL. THIS OCCURRED IN LOWER COOK INLET WEST OF KENAI, ALASKA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07FA013Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the disintegration of engine bearings and the fracture of a connecting rod, which resulted in a ditching into ice covered ocean water. Factors contributing to the survivability of the accident were…Jan 9, 2007 · Substantial damage