# Accident 20140411004179A: Cessna U206G, Lousia, VA, April 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lousia, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0481° N, 78.0939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0481&lon=-78.0939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156SA-2018-01-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,795 total, 500 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140411004179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LKU AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ERA14LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA193), Apr 11, 2014: Cessna U206G (N156SA), Louisa, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue operation of the airplane with known mechanical issues (fluctuating oil pressure and metal in the oil filter), which was the result of undertorqued cylinder through…

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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