- Date
- March 27, 1971
- Place
- Fairfield, CA · FAIRFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2554XCessna P206
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160757
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2386 71/3/27 FAIRFIELD,CALIF CESSNA P206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1422 N2554X PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 41, 11211 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CALIF SACRAMENTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT BREAK TYPICAL OF A COMBINED TENSION AND BENDING OVERLOAD FRACTURE,PROP SEPD,NOT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2554X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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