# Accident 19901202052349A: Cessna TP206A, Punkin Center, AZ, December 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1990, 16:40 local time
- Place: Punkin Center, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8294° N, 111.2594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8294&lon=-111.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8655Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8655Z-1992-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TP206C (registry code 2073313, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 330 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202052349A

## Narrative

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

THREW A CONNECTING ROD EN ROUTE. TRIED FOR DIRT STRIP BUT LANDED SHORT. METAL FOUND IN OIL 6 MONTHS PRIOR ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA048), Dec 2, 1990: Cessna T-206 (N8655Z), Tonto Basin, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD IN THE ENGINE.

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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