- Date
- August 22, 1969
- Place
- Winterhaven, CA · WINTERHAVEN, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4978FCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2477 69/8/22 WINTERHAVEN,CALIF CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2029 TIME - 0706 N4978F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,ARIZ SAN BERNADINO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND UNUSUAL NOISE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD,NR 1 PISTON FAILED. HOLE PUNCHED IN CASE. HIGH TIME ENG. LANDED ON DESERT ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4978F
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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