# Accident 20090616047359A: Cessna 207, Crooked Creek, AK, June 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Crooked Creek, AK
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8672° N, 158.1342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8672&lon=-158.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1623U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623U-2012-07-19) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,389 total, 487 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090616047359A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ANIAK, AK ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 16,2009 WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND FLEW TO SLEETMUTE,AK. THEY DEPARTED SLEETMUTE AROUND 3:30 LOCAL TIME AND FLEW TO CROOKED CREEK, AK. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE CROOKED CREEK AIRPORT THERE WAS A RAIN SHOWER CROSSING THE AIRPORT AND HE DECIDED TO ABORT HIS LANDING. HE MADE A NORMAL CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT (SOUTHWEST) AND ALLOWED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO GO AHEAD AND LAND. DURING THIS GRADUAL TURN TO THE LEFT AROUND 1000 FT. MSL AND TWO TO THREE MILES TO THE SOUTH OF THE CROOKED CREEK AIRSTRIP. THIS IS WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH IGNITION AND FUEL BOOST PUMP. HE THEN SET UP FOR A GLIDING DESENT ACROSS THE RIVER TOWARDS AN AREA OF SMALL TREES WHERE THEY IMPACTED THE TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC09LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA058), Jun 17, 2009: Cessna 207 (N1623U), Crooked Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N1623U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800929066809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929066809A), Sep 29, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1623U), Levelock, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit just after takeoff. Pilot attempted landing off end of runway. No fuel in selected tank.

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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