- Date
- May 12, 1986, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wellsboro, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4626FCessna P206A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30339
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was cruising at 5,500 ft when the plt experienced a total loss of power. He tried to make it to the Wellsboro arpt, however, he was unable to and landed the acft in a field. The acft ran through a fence and was substantially damaged. When the engine was torn down, it was noted that the crankshaft had broken between the #2 rod bearing journal and the #2 main bearing journal. Also during the engine inspection it was noted that the engine did have oil, but metal particles were present on both the oil screen and in the oil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4626F
- Reported as
- Cessna P206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0226
- Airframe hours
- 1,703
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Brehn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 7, 1975
- Departed
- 8G3 · Olean, NY
- Destination
- N70 · Perkasie, PA
- Airport
- N38 · Wellsboro Grand Canyon
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 179 total · 49 in this make and model · 18 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
Other investigations on N4626F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.