# Accident 19850508016049A: Cessna U206E, Candle, AK, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Candle, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 67.2399° N, 161.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2399&lon=-161.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508016049A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND FORCED LANDING ON ICE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON UNEVEN ICE. NUMBER 2 ROD BEARING FAILED.

## 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 ANC85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA079), May 8, 1985: Cessna C-206 (N9140M), Candle, AK, substantial damage

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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