# Accident 19900727028839A: Cessna U206G, Holy Cross, AK, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 17:50 local time
- Place: Holy Cross, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERTA
- Location: 62.1800° N, 159.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1800&lon=-159.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7235N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,623 total, 3,511 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD. CRASH LANDED ON TUNDRA. ENGINE NOT INSPECTED DUE TO REMOTE AREA.

## 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 ANC90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA124), Jul 28, 1990: Cessna 206G (N7235N), Holy Cross, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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