# Accident 19960802020619A: Cessna TU206A, Greer, SC, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9308° N, 82.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9308&lon=-82.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4813F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4813F-1997-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 579 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020619A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ATC VECTORED NEAR AIRPORT. STALLED TRYING AND ENGINE BLEW UP.

## 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 ATL96FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA114), Aug 2, 1996: Cessna TU206A (N4813F), Greer, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The disintegration of the number 3 piston, and the pilot's inadequate selection of terrain for the 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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