Accident · 1989-01-03

NTSB case ANC89LA031 · CESSNA 207A · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1989-01-03
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
CESSNA 207A (N7329U)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
RYAN AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
RYAN AIR

Probable cause

THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING BY FLYING AT A TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO INSURE A SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING EITHER ON OR OFF THE AIRPORT AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE ABOVE THE FROZEN RIVER.

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA031

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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