- Date
- February 28, 1988, 14:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle Lake, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8721ZCessna P206D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880228003859A
- Case key
- 22542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
An inflight fire erupted following the separation of the number 4 cylinder. A metallurgist determined that studs failed in fatigue. The aircraft continued to burn after the emergency landing and was completely destroyed. The acft had an annual inspection within the past 30 days and had flown 20 hrs since. The engine had been overhauled 150 hours previously.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8721Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P206D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0521
- Airframe hours
- 1,900
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Laguarta, Robert E.
- Registered owner
- Robert E Laguarta
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 7XS0 · Friendswood, TX
- Destination
- T91 · Luling, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ELA · Eagle Lake, runway 35, 3,430 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,239 total · 1,196 in this make and model · 1,239 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °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.