# Accident 19910818038359A: Cessna U206F, Nimrod, OR, August 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1991, 21:30 local time
- Place: Nimrod, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1295° N, 122.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1295&lon=-122.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35831-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818038359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD POWER LOSS AND NIGHT LANDING. FATIGUE CRACK IN CRANKSHAFT NEAR OIL TUBE HOLE

## 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 SEA91LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA212), Aug 19, 1991: Cessna U206F (N35831), Nimrod, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZURE FOLLOWED BY A FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N35831 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810901055159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901055159A), Sep 1, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA (N35831), Big River, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control in soft sand in attempt to depart a sand bar. Airplane ground-looped into trees.

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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