- Date
- June 11, 1978
- Place
- Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29147Cessna U206C
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780611013909A
- Case key
- 141794
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1180 78/6/11 AUSTIN,TX CESSNA U206C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 294 TIME - 1810 N29147 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TX FREDERICKSBURG,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- #6 CYLINDER ROD BROKE ONE HALF INCH FROM PISTON PIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29147
- Reported as
- Cessna U206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N29147Registration cancelled Apr 11, 2018 · Cessna U206CAirframe modelCessna U206CEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.
Other investigations on N29147 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA01LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYamhill, ORthe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for gusty tailwind conditions, resulting in an excessive rate of descent at touchdown. Factors include gusty tailwinds during the landing sequence.NTSB MIA73FLG48Accident · No injuriesClosedLittle River, SC