Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Feb 6, 1998 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on February 6, 1998 near Homer, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fatigue failure and partial...
- Date: February 6, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Homer, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fatigue failure and partial separation of the number 6 cylinder head, the operator's inadequate progressive inspection, and the pilot's inadvertent stall during a maneuvering turn toward an emergency landing area.
A Cessna 207 cargo flight from Homer turned left toward the runway shortly after takeoff instead of turning right toward its destination. The bank steepened, the nose dropped, and the aircraft descended into snow-covered terrain. The pilot was killed, and the NTSB found a fatigued cylinder head had partly separated.