# Accident 19920701026429A: Cessna U206E, Mayer, AZ, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mayer, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3391° N, 112.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3391&lon=-112.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9455G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9455G-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 931 total, 200 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701026429A

## Narrative

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

BEARING SPUN BLOCKED OIL. ENGINE THREW A ROD. NOSED OVER LANDING. METAL IN OIL PRIOR.FURTHER CHECK ADVISED NOT DONE

## 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 LAX92LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA273), Jul 1, 1992: Cessna U206E (N9455G), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE SLIPPAGE OF THE NUMBER 2 MAIN BEARING AND THE RESULTANT OIL STARVATION FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD. THE NUMBER 2 MAIN BEARING SLIPPAGE WAS CAUSED BY…

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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