- Date
- April 14, 1988, 15:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Takslesuk Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73188Cessna 207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880414012389I
- Case key
- 4963
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The scheduled commuter flight, friendship flight 305, was en route from chevak, Alaska to bethel, Alaska. During cruise flight, the airplane experienced an engine failure resulting a a forced landing on rough, snow covered terrain. The pilot-in-command stated he saw a connecting rod resting in the bottom of the engine cowling and the engine crankcase had a gaping hole in its side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73188
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700568
- Airframe hours
- 5,668
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F11, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Friendship Air Alaska Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 4, 1988 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- Chevak, AK
- Destination
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BET
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 N73188 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.