Cessna 207A accident near Pilot Station, Alaska, August 4, 1992
On August 4, 1992, a Cessna 207A, registered N70364, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pilot Station, 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 CAUSES, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 4, 1992
- Place
- Pilot Station, 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
- N70364 · no longer on the register · serial 20700550
- 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 CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A SHALLOW LAKE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. AFTER RECOVERY, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,117 hours in all; 1,015 in this make and model; 227 in the last 90 days; 91 in the last 30 days; 2,012 as pilot in command; 760 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,505 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 16, 1992; 53 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520F13 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Markair Express, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: AK10 at 7:20 pm
- Destination: KSM St. Marys AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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 N70364 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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