# Incident 20091118051519I: Cessna 207, Tuntutuliak, AK, November 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.3431° N, 162.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuntutuliak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3431&lon=-162.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1653U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1653U-2017-10-30) (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-F
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,680 total, 2,880 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT VERIFIED LOAD MANIFEST, FUEL, WEATHER CLEARANCES, ENGINE OIL LEVEL, PASSENGER LOADING, AND DEPARTED FOR KIPNUK, ALASKA. APPROXIMANTLY 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT 4500 FEET (CRUISE), OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. PILOT DIVERTED TO TUNTATULIAK, ALASKA. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE MIXTURE & THROTTLE WERE POSITIONED "FULL" FORWARD, POSITIONED FUEL SWITCH TO BOTH, AND SWITCHED ON BOTH EMERGENCY & REGULAR FUEL PUMPS. THE PILOT REPORTS ...THE ENGINE CAME TO A "GRINDING" STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE EMERGENCY "OFF FIELD" LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE BED. ENGINE "TEARDOWN" INSPECTION NOTED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT AT THE # 2 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL FROM A 3/4" AREA.

## Other reports on N1653U (3)

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

- [Accident 20150530008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530008709A), May 30, 2015: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N1653U descended through a stand of trees on a heading of approximately north, leaving a ground scar at the edge of the river. The engine was found…
- [Incident 20141129023599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141129023599I), Nov 29, 2014: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Bethel, AK, No damage. On November 29, 2014, N1653U departed Bethel for att, kuk, and nup. After departing, leveling off for cruise, setting cruise power, and leaving Bethel…
- [Incident 20140227002249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140227002249I), Feb 27, 2014: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Nightmute, AK, Minor damage. In cruise flight at an altitude below 3000 feet, the engine started to run rough. Completed emergency checklist, mixture full rich, prop and throttle both…

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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