MKC80FA031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207 · Mclouth, KS · April 18, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1980
Place
Mclouth, KS · MCLOUTH, KS
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1568UCessna 207
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800418009019A
Case key
130836

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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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3-1206  80/4/18  NR.MCLOUTH,KS         CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N1568U              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 38, 3009 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        625 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           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
        REMARKS- #2 MAIN BEARING FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1568U
Reported as
Cessna 207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1568U · 2

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