- Date
- September 5, 1979
- Place
- Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N756DFCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790905034449I
- Case key
- 132900
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0055 79/9/5 VAN WERT,OH CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1967 TIME - 1830 N756DF PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL LIMA,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED IN 2 PLACES.EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE IN BOTH FRACTURES.PLT LNDD SAFELY ON HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756DF
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Van Wert
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.