ANC80DAH02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207 · Paimuit, AK · August 27, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1980
Place
Paimuit, AK · PAIMUIT, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1712UCessna 207
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129330

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3625  80/8/27  NR.PAIMUIT,AK         CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1655
        TIME - 1920                    N1712U              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,AK                   HOLY CROSS,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 MAIN BRG TURNED,LUBE PASSAGES NOT ALIGNED.CRANKCASE HALVES LOOSE.OIL VERY BLACK,TARRY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1712U
Reported as
Cessna 207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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