- Date
- January 14, 1984, 17:22 local (21:22 UTC)
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75738Cessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840114022549I
- Case key
- 4242
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,crankshaft - fatigueCause
Inadequate quality controlFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that shortly after takeoff the eng started to run rough & then failed completely. Investigation revealed that the crankshaft had failed in fatique. Laboratory test showed a core hardness below the minimum specified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75738
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700641
- Airframe hours
- 2,428
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Bering Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- OTZ · Kotzebue, AK
- Destination
- ORV · Noorvik, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,855 total · 225 in this make and model · 4,747 as pilot in command · 280 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.