Cessna 207A incident near Larsen Bay, Alaska, June 25, 1984
On June 25, 1984 at about 7:10 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N75941, suffered minor damage in an incident near Larsen Bay, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1984 · about 7:10 pm local time
- Place
- Larsen Bay, Alaska · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N75941 · no longer on the register · serial 20700656
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ABOUT 12 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE AT 2300 FT MSL, THE ENG BEGAN TO SHAKE, OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD & OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN AREA OF TALL GRASS ON A RIVER DELTA. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PROP WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE #2 CONNECTING ROD, P/N 633403, HAD FAILED & PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENG CRANKCASE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,494 hours in all; 103 in this make and model; 211 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 1,304 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,272 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 19, 1984; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Larsen Bay AK at 2:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,300 ft; not recorded at 3,300 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 9°F (-13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N75941 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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