# Incident 20101117055429I: Cessna 207, Dillingham, AK, November 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549U-2026-06-26) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117055429I

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR STATED THAT ON 11/17/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 LCL, HE DEPARTED ON A 14CFR135 FLIGHT FROM DILLINGHAM (DLG) TO NEW STOYAHOK (KNW). AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 700 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES NE OF DILLINGHAM, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD "BANG", BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY AND THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN THE TUNDRA, WHICH RESULTED IN SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR PROPELLER, AND BOTTOM COWL. PICTURES OF THE ENGINE POVIDED BY THE OPERATOR INDICATED INTERNAL CATASROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ROTATING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING A BROKEN ROD AND A HOLE PUNCHED IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE

## Other reports on N1549U (7)

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

- [Incident 20170826017409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826017409I), Aug 26, 2017: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Taxing for departure at Fairbanks International Airport airman was having trouble hearing ATC on the radio. Airman requested to taxi to the airplane tie down…
- [Accident 20000712042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712042129A), Jul 12, 2000: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 12, 2000, about 1000, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1549U, sustained substantial damage due to a hard landing at Kotlik, Alaska. The…
- [Incident 19981206042099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206042099I), Dec 6, 1998: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. (-5)Nose gear collapsed from contacting a hard snow berm on ramp while relocating. Nightime and blowing snow with the icy ramp were contributing factors.…
- [Incident 19950216008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216008379I), Feb 16, 1995: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK. Narrative: the pilot of Cessna 207, N1549U stated that after takeoff from the Bethel Airport, the engine stopped running. The pilot made an emergency landing…
- [Incident 19871014072569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014072569I), Oct 14, 1987: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kwethluk, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the runway end on rollout. Brakes ineffective due to wet runway.
- [Incident 19860227016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227016629I), Feb 27, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Manokotak, AK, Minor damage. Applied power and right brake to make a turn. Nose fork attach bolts failed with power application after turn.
- [Incident 19800720062229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062229I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied into rotor of helicopter.

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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