# NTSB ANC79IA071: Cessna 207, N29CF, Saltery Cove, AK, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Saltery Cove, AK · SALTERY COVE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79IA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79IA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0019  79/7/14    SALTERY COVE,AK     CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 650
        TIME - 1710                    N29CF               PX-  0  0  1                            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - KODIAK WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KODIAK,AK                   RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOR UNKN RSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29CF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29CF-2018-02-13), registration cancelled 2018-02-13, S/N 20700353, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N29CF (2)

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 ANC03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA085), Aug 1, 2003: Cessna 207 (N29CF), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector valve to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an…
- [NTSB ANC94IA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94IA049), Mar 28, 1994: Cessna 207 (N29CF), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE NO. 4 PISTON FROM OVER TEMPERATURE (DETONATION).

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.

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