# Accident 20070714013809A: Cessna TU206G, Mccall, ID, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: M2LA
- Location: 45.1222° N, 116.6697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1222&lon=-116.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374Z-2009-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07TA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714013809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 206, N9374Z, WAS ON CONTACT WITH THE USFS CONDUCTING A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED AN AUDIBLE CHANGE IN RPM. HE CHECKED HIS INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECLINING RAPIDLY ON THE DIGITAL INDICATOR. HE LOCATED A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE NEAR THE HORSE MOUNTAIN FIRE LOOKOUT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE LOOKOUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR TUNNEL AREA AND ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 SEA07TA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA203), Jul 14, 2007: Cessna TU206G (N9374Z), New Meadows, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the loss of engine oil pressure following the oil pump's drive shaft failure for an undetermined reason. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a…

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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