- Date
- September 21, 1982, 14:28 local (22:28 UTC)
- Place
- Near Dillingham, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7394UCessna C-207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820921054859I
- Case key
- 71861
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a power failure. The pilot stated that when the power loss occurred he switched the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank and selected "max hi-on" on the fuel boost pump. His attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The pilot further stated that after the mishap he checked both fuel tanks; the left tank was empty and the right tank was partially full. He also stated that on a previous flight that day, fuel was siphoning from the left tank, but the condition alleviated itself when he resecured the fuel cap. Fuel siphoning usually occurrs when the bottom of the fuel bladder is not secured and the bladder collapses upward. This condition can cause erroneous fuel quantity indications. A review of the aircraft flight manual indicated that actuation of the "max hi-on" half of the fuel boost pump switch during engine restart can cause flooding of the intake manifolds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7394U
- Reported as
- Cessna C-207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700437
- Airframe hours
- 2,738
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Yute Air Alaska Inc.
- Registered owner
- Yute Air Alaska Inc.
- Departed
- Manakotak, AK
- Destination
- DLG · Dillingham, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,845 total · 601 in this make and model · 6,609 as pilot in command · 377 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.