NYC71DFA40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206B · Malone, NY · January 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1971
Place
Malone, NY · MALONE, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3906GCessna U206B
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132678

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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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3-0049  71/1/20    MALONE,NY           CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4416
        TIME - 0645                    N3906G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASSENA,NY                  BANGOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        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- NR ONE CYL CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3906G
Reported as
Cessna U206B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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