Cessna 207 N1759U
8 September 1979 · Umiat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1979 at about 10:30 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N1759U, operated by Jenair Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Umiat, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Umiat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N1759U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jenair Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Barrow, Ak. → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3616
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRANKSHAFT FAILED AT NO 2 JOURNAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1979 | Cessna 207 | Saltery Cove, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1979 | Cessna 207 | Stebbins, Alaska, United States | Unalakleet Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1979 | Cessna 207 | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Cessna 207A | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Executive Char | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1979 | Cessna 207A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Spernak Airway | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Jan 1979 | Cessna 207 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Air Freight EX | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |