# Accident 19940605017689A: Mrchti F260B, Prospect, OR, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 19:15 local time
- Place: Prospect, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7804° N, 122.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7804&lon=-122.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti F.260B (registry code 8121209, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-f-260b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-G1C5 (registry code 41643, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-g1c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,150 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605017689A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH PIPELINE AND FENCE ON FORCED LANDING. SPECIAL BEEFED UP AIR SHOW ENGINE HAD THROWN A CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 SEA94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA138), Jun 6, 1994: Siai-Marchetti SF.260B (N943TA), Prospect, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURE OF A CONNECTING ROD. FACTORS INCLUDE NO SUITABLE FORCED LANDING SITE, AND A FENCE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THE FIELD WHERE THE FORCED LANDING TOOK PLACE.

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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