# Accident 19970127001539A: Cessna U206D, Tampa, FL, January 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1997, 10:15 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: 27.9596° N, 82.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9596&lon=-82.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72074, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72074-2003-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127001539A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN RIVER. HAD A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. RECENT CYLNDER WORK. STUDS IMPROPER TORQUED.

## 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 MIA97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA076), Jan 27, 1997: Cessna U206D (N72074), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate torque of the cylinder base nuts and through bolt nuts by company maintenance personnel which allowed movement of the crankcase halves. As a result the No. 2 main bearing failed which…

## Other reports on N72074 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940203001462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203001462A), Feb 3, 1994: Cessna U206D (N72074), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. While holding short for takeoff was hit by 199J taxing for takeoff. Seen at last minute. Unable evasive action.

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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