# NTSB NYC76FFJ14: Cessna P206, N4706F, Shortsville, NY, January 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1976
- Place: Shortsville, NY · SHORTSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.9557° N, 77.2226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shortsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9557&lon=-77.2226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FFJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0027  76/1/19    SHORTSVILLE,NY      CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 395
        TIME - 1915                    N4706F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,NY                SKANEATELES,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL CONROD CAP BOLTS BKN.THE ACFT STRUCK SNOW BANKS ON UNLTD COUNTRY RD.ENG S/N 111606-6-A.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4706F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4706F-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N P206-0306, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760119000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760119000229A), Jan 19, 1976: Cessna P206A, Shortsville, NY, Substantial damage. Nr 2 cyl conrod cap bolts bkn. The acft struck snow banks on unltd country rd. eng s/n 111606-6-A.

## Other investigations on N4706F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC68D0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0137), Jun 10, 1967: Cessna P206A (N4706F), Caruth, MO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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