- Date
- September 19, 1987, 10:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- 100mi S.Kng Slm, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N756TTCessna 206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870919053659A
- Case key
- 4924
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft experienced an engine power loss while in cruise flight and subsequently undershot a lake during the emergency landing. Examination of the engine revealed the number 2 bearing was found completely disintegrated and missing from its seat. Evidence of high temperature and lack of oil lubrication.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756TT
- Reported as
- Cessna 206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604350
- Airframe hours
- 2,435
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Sea Hawk Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 18, 1987 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- 9Z3 · Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- PTH · Port Heiden, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,535 total · 3,750 in this make and model · 13,410 as pilot in command · 325 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.