# Accident 19970818022679A: Cessna TU206G, Edwall, WA, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997
- Place: Edwall, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 47.5110° N, 117.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5110&lon=-117.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6620Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6620Z-2001-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818022679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND STRUCK A POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA193), Aug 18, 1997: Cessna TU206G (N6620Z), Edwall, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. Factors contributing to the accident were the rolling terrain, and the fence.

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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