Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jan 9, 2007 (1 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on January 9, 2007 near Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Total loss of engine power in...
- Date: January 9, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power in cruise from engine bearing failure, followed by a ditching over ice-covered water. The pilot's decision to cross the inlet at low altitude, the operator's lack of a policy on crossing water, and the absence of flotation equipment reduced survivability.
A commercial pilot departed Kenai, Alaska, in a wheel-equipped Cessna 207 on a cargo flight over Cook Inlet toward Kokhanok. About ten minutes after takeoff, the engine lost power, and the pilot ditched in the icy water about 18 miles from the airport. The airplane floated for about two hours, but the pilot was never found.