# Incident 19930613022859I: Cessna U206G, Gridwood, AK, June 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gridwood, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IUJA
- Location: 55.9198° N, 159.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9198&lon=-159.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4672U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4672U-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613022859I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. FORCED LANDING ON A LAKE NEAR PORTAGE GLACIER.

## 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 ANC93IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93IA093), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna 206 (N4672U), Portage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE BEARING WITHIN ITS JOURNAL RACE WHICH PRODUCED AN OIL STARVATION/THERMAL DISTRESS EVENT.

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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