# Accident 19730307006169A: Cessna TU206A, Kihei, HI, March 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1973
- Place: Kihei, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 20.7636° N, 156.4372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kihei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7636&lon=-156.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2144F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2144F-1973-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 520 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730307006169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRANKSHAFT FAILED AT NR 2 JOURNAL.DITCHED 150 YDS OFF SHORE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA13), Mar 7, 1973: Cessna U206 (N2144F), Kihei, HI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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