Accident · 2003-08-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-08-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A (N6439H)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Hageland Aviation Inc.
Probable cause
A complete loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the shifting of a main crankshaft bearing that produced a fatigue failure of the crankshaft. A factor contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing, which resulted in a nose over .
Source: NTSB case ANC03LA091Flight 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.
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