# NTSB NYC86FA234: Cessna U206F, N8316Q, Holoyoke, MA, September 11, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1986, 14:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place: Holoyoke, MA
- Location: 42.1769° N, 72.7453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from WESTFIELD-BARNES RGNL (BAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1769&lon=-72.7453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86FA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30205/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA234

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - bleed air system - blocked(partial)
  - maintenance,installation - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fluid,oil - starvation
  - engine assembly,crankshaft - distorted
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,total
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total

## Analysis

WHILE EN ROUTE AT 6000 FT, THE ACFT LOST POWER. THE PLT DESCENDED THROUGH A SCATTERED LAYER OF CLOUDS AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS COVERED FIELD 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS TO THE PLT THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT, HE CHANGED HIS LANDING AREA AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND LACKED SUFFICENT AIRSPEED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING FLARE. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE SHOWED A FAILED NO. 2 CONNECTING ROD BEARING, BOLTS, AND CONNECTING ROD. THE NO. 3 CONNECTING ROD OIL PORT WAS CLOGGED WITH A SEALANT SIMILAR TO THAT USED IN THE CHANGE OF THE OIL COOLER. EXCESS SEALANT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEADED ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE OIL COOLER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8316Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316Q-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N U20603177, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03177
- Airframe hours: 1534
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F-9 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: T. Gordon Hutchinson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1986, 18 hours before
- Departed: AFN, JAFFREY, MA
- Destination: 22N, LEHIGHTON, PA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BAF, Barnes

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 843 total, 502 in this make and model, 800 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19860911044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911044509A), Sep 11, 1986: Cessna U206F, Holyoke, MA, Substantial damage. The engine lost power and the aircraft flipped on landing. Connecting rod broken. Improper sealant blocked oil.

## Other investigations on N8316Q (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 ANC13LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA100), Sep 13, 2013: Cessna U206F (N8316Q), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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