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FAA accident report · Cessna P206A · Clearwater, ID · September 13, 2004

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Date
September 13, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place
Clearwater, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4661F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04LA189
Reported as
Cessna P206A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,751 total330 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N4661FRegistration cancelled May 4, 2005 · Cessna P206AS/N P206-0261 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna P206AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 13, 2004 at approximately 1130 PDT, this aircraft crashed approximately 1.5 miles north of Clearwater, ID. Aircraft had departed weiser, ID following refueling and was enroute to moose creek, ID. Pilot stated that there was some noise from engine compartment and loss of power, when he looked at the engine gauges, the oil pressure was zero. At this time the pilot turned the aircraft from rising terrain and headed for the grangeville, ID airport. A short time later the engine ran rougher and then quit with the crankshaft seizing and propeller coming to stop. The pilot selected an open field for the emergency landing and upon landing on an uphill slope, the nose wheel dug into the soil and broke off at the end of the strut. The aircraft then nosed over coming to rest upside down approximately 113 feet from firstpoint of impact on a magnetic course of 160 degrees. No post crash fire and only minor injuries to pilot and three passengers. On site inspection showed engine failure involving at least one connecting rod and one counterweight being thrown from the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 PDT, THIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH OF CLEARWATER, ID. AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED WEISER, ID FOLLOWING REFUELING AND WAS ENROUTE TO MOOSE CREEK, ID. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSS OF POWER, WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE ENGINE GAUGES, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT FROM RISING TERRAIN AND HEADED FOR THE GRANGEVILLE, ID AIRPORT. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHER AND THEN QUIT WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SEIZING AND PROPELLER COMING TO STOP. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND UPON LANDING ON AN UPHILL SLOPE, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOIL AND BROKE OFF AT THE END OF THE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 113 FEET FROM FIRSTPOINT OF IMPACT ON A MAGNETIC COURSE OF 160 DEGREES. NO POST CRASH FIRE AND ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. ON SITE INSPECTION SHOWED ENGINE FAILURE INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING ROD AND ONE COUNTERWEIGHT BEING THROWN FROM THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClearwater, IDA loss of engine power due to fatigue crack propagation of the number three piston pin while in cruise flight, leading to a power off forced landing in an open field. Factors include soft uphill terrain.Sep 13, 2004 · Substantial damage