- Date
- March 7, 1973
- Place
- Kihei, HI · KIHEI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2144FCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730307006169A
- Case key
- 170520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0991 73/3/7 KIHEI,HAWAII CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2100 TIME - 0915 N2144F PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HAWAII WAIMEA,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED AT NR 2 JOURNAL.DITCHED 150 YDS OFF SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2144F
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.