- Date
- April 22, 1979
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N756SRCessna 206G
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790422010759A
- Case key
- 135805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1600 79/4/22 NR.THE DALLES,OR CESSNA 206G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 730 TIME - 1600 N756SR PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP) REMARKS- T AND B NOT INSTALLED.VACUUM PUMP SHAFT SHEARED.HI-SPEED SPIRAL.MULTIPLE CLOUD LAYERS.LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756SR
- Reported as
- Cessna 206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N756SRRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna TU206GAirframe modelCessna TU206GEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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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.