# Accident 20011011032429A: Cessna T206H, Gainesville, GA, October 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2001, 16:40 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3067° N, 83.8800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3067&lon=-83.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011011032429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE, AIRCRAFT'S POWERPLANT HAD A CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT AT THE #5 REAR CRANK PIN. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN LAKE, PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. ENGINE DISSAMBLY WAS PERFORMED AT LYCOMING FACTORY WHERE THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS CONFIRMED.

## 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 MIA02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA008), Oct 11, 2001: Cessna T206H (N919LL), LakeLanier Isl., GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the crankshaft for undetermined reasons resulting in the total loss of engine power. A contributing factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot…

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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