# Accident 19931119046199A: Cessna U206F, Tampa, FL, November 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1993, 07:48 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REBA
- Location: 27.9994° N, 82.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9994&lon=-82.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8260Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260Q-1995-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,761 total, 122 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119046199A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN BAY. NR3 CONNECTING ROD CAME LOOSE. BOLTS FAILED. BOLTS REUSED ON OVERHAUL.

## 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 MIA94LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA024), Nov 19, 1993: Cessna U206F (N8260Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE IMPROPER OVERHAUL AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N8260Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810823070442I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823070442I), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna U206F (N8260Q), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft parked on ramp for engine run up. Prop was hit by wing tip of another aircraft taxiing in front see 4512Q

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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