# Accident 19920329007669A: Cessna U206G, Lafayette, TN, March 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1992, 13:05 local time
- Place: Lafayette, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5209° N, 86.0293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5209&lon=-86.0293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679G-2013-05-23) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 22 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329007669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. ONLY TWO QUARTS OIL IN CRANKCASE. HOLDS 13 QUARTS. FLEW SEVERAL DAYS. NO OIL.

## 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 ATL92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA072), Mar 29, 1992: Cessna U206G (N9679G), Lafayette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN OIL STARVATION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS FORCE LANDED.

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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