# NTSB MKC79FER22: Cessna 207, N1597U, St Paul, MN, January 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1979
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597U-1988-08-11), registration cancelled 1988-08-11, S/N 20700197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Paul Holman

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790104000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000299A), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 207, St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Cylinder head failed in flight, broke fuel line. Acft caught fire in flt. Engine had seven hours since overhaul.

## Other investigations on N1597U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA054), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 207 (N1597U), Jamestown, ND, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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