Cessna 207A N73188
14 April 1988 · Takslesuk Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1988 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N73188 was involved in an incident near Takslesuk Lake, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Takslesuk Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N73188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chevak → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88IA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1988 | Cessna 207 | Akiachak, Alaska, United States | Yute Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Cessna 207 | Topping, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 207 | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1988 | Cessna 207 | Ruby, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1988 | Cessna 207 | Monoghan, Pennsylvania, United States | Carroll Air Inc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |