- Date
- March 10, 1986, 11:27 local (15:27 UTC)
- Place
- Barrow, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9943MCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860310041549I
- Case key
- 4612
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Analysis
Engine failed and seized in flight. A forced landing and the snow covered tundra followed with no injuries & minor damage to the airplane. Engine teardown and exam revealed #3 cylinder wrist pin broken.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9943M
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700757
- Airframe hours
- 2,540
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Edward J. Schollemberg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 20, 1986 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- AIN · Wainwright, AK
- Destination
- BRW · Barrow, 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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9943M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.