Accident · 2000-03-10

NTSB case ANC00LA035 · Cessna 207 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2000-03-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 207 (N75703)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: 40 Mile Air, Ltd. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): 40 MILE AIR, LTD.

Probable cause

The disintegration of the number two piston. A factor in this accident was the subsequent metal fouling of the spark plugs, which resulted in total loss of engine power.

Source: NTSB case ANC00LA035

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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