# Accident 19890209001979A: Cessna U206G, Fairbanks, AK, February 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1989, 09:05 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756EA-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890209001979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE, STRUCK TREES, STALLED,IMPACTED VERTICALLY. COUNTER WEIGHTS AND BUSHING FAILED ON CRANKSHAFT

## 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 ANC89FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA041), Feb 9, 1989: Cessna U206G (N756EA), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPERS FROM THE CRANKSHAFT BOSS.

## Other reports on N756EA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810719058009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719058009I), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA (N756EA), Sheenjek River, AK, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff. Control struck passenger. Overshot landing area. Damaged float cross member.

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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