# Accident 20140609009179A: Cessna U206C, Mc Carthy, AK, June 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2014, 13:05 local time
- Place: Mc Carthy, AK
- Airport: Mc Carthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAXA
- Location: 61.5156° N, 144.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5156&lon=-144.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29137-2015-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,650 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140609009179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED CLIMB DUE TO RISING TERRAIN. CLIMBED FROM 3200 FEET TO 4000 FEET. DURING THE CLIMB THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD CLANK AND A BANG. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND THEN HE HEARD ANOTHER CLANK AND A BANG AND THE ENGINE BEGAN WINDMILLING. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE TREES INSTEAD OF THE ROCKS. UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE GPS COORDINATES OF THE ACCIDENT WERE TAKEN FROM A HANDHELD GPS USED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ANC14LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA040), Jun 9, 2014: Cessna U206C (N29137), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine’s No. 1 piston connecting rod retaining bolts due to fatigue, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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