MIA77FLG02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206E · Lancaster, SC · October 25, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1976
Place
Lancaster, SC · LANCASTER, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9427GCessna U206E
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761025034159A
Case key
156582

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3977  76/10/25   LANCASTER,SC        CESSNA U206E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N9427G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  50, 6575 TOTAL HOURS, 195
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAXHAW,NC                   ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9427G
Reported as
Cessna U206E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lancaster County

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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.