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NTSB investigation record

ANC98LA078

Completed

Cessna 207· N1673U

Date
June 20, 1998
Location
Holy Cross, AK
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The improper installation/undertorquing of the engine crankcase bolts by company maintenance personnel, and a subsequent fracture of the engine crankshaft. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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