# Accident 20170901014059A: Cessna U206G, Harpswell, ME, September 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Harpswell, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O59A
- Location: 43.8200° N, 69.9200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8200&lon=-69.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4615X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4615X) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170901014059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT AT 2500'. PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRPLANE BOUNCED UPON LANDING AND LANDED AGAIN ON ITS NOSE CAUSING THE, AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ERA17LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA307), Sep 1, 2017: Cessna U206 (N4615X), Harpswell, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel's failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts, which resulted in shifting of the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 main…

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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