# Accident 19960505036249A: Cessna P206D, White Plains, NY, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 16:54 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9702° N, 73.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9702&lon=-73.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8744Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8744Z-1996-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206D (registry code 2073338, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total, 687 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505036249A

## Narrative

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

LOCAL FLIGHT ENGINE BEGAN SHAKE THEN QUIT. SMOKE. DITCHED IN RESERVOIR. NR1 CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKEN AND MISSING.

## 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 NYC96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA100), May 5, 1996: Cessna P206D (N8744Z), Harrison, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: separation of the number one connecting rod bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8744Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19790318009159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318009159I), Mar 18, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N8744Z), Ramapo, NY, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose wheel and prop.

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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