# Accident 19921115046569A: Cessna TU206F, Clear Lake, CA, November 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1992, 16:51 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9595° N, 122.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9595&lon=-122.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51198, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51198-1994-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921115046569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE AND QUIT. CRASHED ON VECTORS TO NEARBY AIRPORT. PIECES OF VALVE JAMMED CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 LAX93FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA042), Nov 16, 1992: Cessna TU-206F (N51198), Clearlake, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE EXHAUST VALVE FAILING DUE TO A COMPLETE FRACTURE WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSE OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE TERRAIN NOT BEING SUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING, AND 2)…

## Other reports on N51198 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730417009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417009009A), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna TU206F (N51198), S.Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. Known gusts to 34K.

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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