- Date
- February 28, 1992, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Quinhagak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6312HCessna 207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920228040649A
- Case key
- 5697
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain on which to make the forced landing.
Analysis
The pilot stated that while at cruise flight at 3,700 feet MSL, he made a power reduction in preparation to descend to 3,000 feet. At that time he heard a loud bang and the engine quit suddenly and completely. No problems were found with the fuel or the airplane's fuel or electrical systems. The engine operated normally on a test stand, and was disassembled and later returned to service with no problems noted.
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
- N6312H
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700477
- Airframe hours
- 6,373
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F13, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Markair Express, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Markair Express, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 26, 1992 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- GNU · Goodnews, AK
- Destination
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- Company 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
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.
Other investigations on N6312H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.