# Incident 20110824018649I: Cessna 207, Harlingen, TX, August 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2011, 12:31 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91157, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91157) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824018649I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING, LOSS POWER IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROX 70-77 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. AIRCRAFT FLEW A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS BEFOR LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER THE FLIGHT DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED A NEW GAS CAP SEAL HAD BEEN ORDERED FOR THE LEFT.WING. A MECHANIC STATEMENT INDICATED A POSSIBLE FUEL SEEP THE DAY BEFORE. I ASKED THE MECHANIC AND THE PILOT IF THEY NOTICED ANY FUEL SEEP THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT DURING PREFLIGHT. BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO FUEL SEEP.WHEN I ASKED THE PILOT HOW HE CHECKED THE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT HE STATED DURING PREFLIGHT HE CHECKED INSIDE THE TANKS FOR FUEL BY REMOVING THE GAS CAPS AND PUTTING HIS FINGERS INSIDE THE TANKS TO CONFIRM THE TANKS WERE FULL.THE LEFT TANK WAS DRAINED OF FUEL, APPROX FIVE QUARTS OF FUEL WAS NOTED, RIGHT TANK HAD APPROX 10 GALLONS OF FUEL.PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR FUEL GUAGES IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N91157 (3)

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

- [Accident 20230606006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230606006749A), Jun 6, 2023: Cessna 207 (N91157), Harlingen, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost power during climb and landed aircraft in field with tall crops, damaged left wing forward spar. Aircraft damage detrimined substantial in…
- [Incident 20110818019969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818019969I), Aug 18, 2011: Cessna 207 (N91157), Harlingen, TX, No damage. During cruise pilot lost throttle control of engine, engine shut down and pilot performed emergency landing into a grass field. No damage to aircraft or…
- [Accident 19850918048729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850918048729A), Sep 18, 1985: Cessna 207 (N91157), Chuathbaluk, AK, Substantial damage. Landed in river after fuel was exhausted. Right filler cap broken. Unable to visually inspect quantity on preflight

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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