# Incident 20060611009659I: Cessna 414A, Sidney, MT, June 11, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2006, 11:40 local time
- Place: Sidney, MT
- Airport: Sidney Richland Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7069° N, 104.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIDNEY-RICHLAND RGNL (SDY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7069&lon=-104.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300SQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300SQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO550A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611009659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 06/11/2006, NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER FAXED A PRELIMINARY AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT. THE REPORT STATED THAT N300SQ, BISMARK TO SIDNEY, DIVERTED TO SIDNEY, MONTANA WITH AN ENGINE OUT. CONTACTED RICHLAND AVIATION DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. HE STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE GEAR ON THE BACK OF THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED. THE SAFETY WIRE WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT TO RAM AIRCRAFT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD ABOUT 45 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N300SQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19980730027779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980730027779I), Jul 30, 1998: Cessna 414A (N300SQ), Waco, TX, Minor damage. While climbing through FL220, a coolent line failed on the left engine. The pilot diverted N300SQ to Waco Regional Airport. Ram aircraft corportation made the…

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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