# Accident 20211229021149A: Cessna 207, Marathon, FL, December 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2021, 16:21 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E69A
- Location: 24.8986° N, 81.1153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.8986&lon=-81.1153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1596U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1596U-2022-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211229021149A

## Narrative

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

FAA CERTIFICATED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PART 135 OPERATOR( EXEC AIR, INC OF NAPLES) OPERATING CESSNA CE-207, REGISTRATION N1596U, SERIAL NUMBER 20700196 DEPARTED FLORIDA KEYS/MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MTH) WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT WHEN AIRCRAFT ENGINE MADE NOTICEABLY BANG NOISE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND OIL ON COWLING. PILOT DITCHED IN OCEAN WITH PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS MEDEVACKED TO HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES, PILOT SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF HAND AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO L2 IN BACK AS WELL AS A BUMP ON THE HEAD. CESSNA CE-207, N1596U ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 53 BROAD AVE S#B, NAPLES FL AND OPERATED BY FAA CERTIFICATED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PART 135 OPERATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.

## 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 ERA22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA097), Dec 29, 2021: Cessna 207 (N1596U), Marathon, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 bearing, which resulted in the No. 2 connecting rod failing due to fatigue, high heat, and stress.

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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