# Accident 19940805020419A: Cessna U206G, Tok, AK, August 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1994, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok Junction Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 63.1799° N, 143.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1799&lon=-143.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5200X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5200X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 210 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805020419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING ON MUSKEG. POSTON PIN FAILURE. METAL BLOCKED OIL SCREEN.

## 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 ANC94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA097), Aug 5, 1994: Cessna 206 (N5200X), Mosquito Flats, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MISSING NUMBER 6 CYLINDER PISTON PIN CAP AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP. ALSO, THE LACK OF SUITABLE LANDING AREA FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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