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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206G · Twenty Nine Pal, CA · November 21, 2020

Date: November 21, 2020 · 15:59 local
Place: Twenty Nine Pal, CA
Airport: Twenty Nine Palms
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N878AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA059
Reported as: Cessna TU206G
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 6
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,550 total1,500 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N878AHRegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2021 · Cessna TU206GS/N U20604570 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna TU206G Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed from ktnp and felt loss of power @250 feet. Aircraft made emergency landing in the desert just outside of the airport where it flipped over and landed upside down after making contact with the desert ground. Minor injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FROM KTNP AND FELT LOSS OF POWER @250 FEET. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DESERT GROUND. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR21LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTwentynine Palms, CAThe pilot’s decision to takeoff with a known mechanical engine anomaly, and the failure of the No. 2-cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the initial climb and subsequent impact with terrain.Nov 21, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N878AH · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040611010459INormal Cruise · Provo, UT(-23) N878AH, departed mesquite, Nevada (67L) to salt lake city international (slc), flying at 11500' when the engine made a noise and then lost oil pressure. The pilot found a gravel road and landed without incident. One pilot and 4 passengers, no injuries…Jun 11, 2004 Accident 19820525019089ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Price, UTAircraft encountered a dust devil while landing on a unimproved area, veered into a ditch.May 25, 1982 · Reported as Cessna 206CESSNA · Substantial damage