Cessna 207A accident near Quinhagak, Alaska, February 28, 1992
On February 28, 1992 at about 8:25 pm local time, a Cessna 207A, registered N6312H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Quinhagak, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1992 · about 8:25 pm local time
- Place
- Quinhagak, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A · all 207As on the register
- Registration
- N6312H · no longer on the register · serial 20700477
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,700 FEET MSL, HE MADE A POWER REDUCTION IN PREPARATION TO DESCEND TO 3,000 FEET. AT THAT TIME HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE FUEL OR THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY ON A TEST STAND, AND WAS DISASSEMBLED AND LATER RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,500 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 125 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 4,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,373 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, February 26, 1992; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F13 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Markair Express, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: GNU Goodnews AK at 8:10 pm
- Destination: BET Bethel AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6312H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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