- Date
- January 4, 1979
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1597UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790104000299A
- Case key
- 137731
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0076 79/1/4 ST PAUL,MN CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3186 TIME - 0545 N1597U PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL HOLMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WI MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- #4 CYL HEAD SEPARATED FM BARREL BREAKING FUEL LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1597U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Paul Holman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1597U · 1
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