# Accident 20071018830609A: Cessna U206G, Lebanon, ME, October 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2007, 19:52 local time
- Place: Lebanon, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4036° N, 70.9006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4036&lon=-70.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777Q-2008-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071018830609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF CESSNA N8777Q WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM TICONDEROGA, NY TO SANFORD, MAINE. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS, FORCING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LAND IN A FIELD. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NTSB POLICY IS NOT TO GIVE OUT THE NTSB ACCIDENT NUMBER UNTIL THE FAA PROVIDES THE NTSB WITH ALL DATA THEY REQUIRE. TELEPHONE CONTACT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED, HOWEVER RETURN TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE NTSB HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.

## 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 DFW08LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA019), Oct 18, 2007: Cessna U206G (N8777Q), Lebanon, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the crankshaft resulting in the total loss of engine power.

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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