- Date
- June 25, 1984, 11:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Larsen Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75941Cessna 207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840625053519I
- Case key
- 4245
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 12 mins after takeoff while at 2300 ft MSL, the eng began to shake, oil covered the windshield & oil pressure was lost. Subsequently, the plt made a forced landing in an area of tall grass on a river delta. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed & the prop was damaged. An exam revealed the #2 connecting rod, p/n 633403, had failed & punctured a hole in the eng crankcase.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75941
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700656
- Airframe hours
- 1,272
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Uyak Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 19, 1984 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- Larsen Bay, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,494 total · 103 in this make and model · 1,304 as pilot in command · 211 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 9 °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.