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BFO86FA032

1986-06-04 · MYERSVILLE, Maryland, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N7266B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA T182T, built 2001), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A RAPID LOSS OF POWER. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A PASTURE WHICH WAS DIVIDED BY BARBED WIRE FENCES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. TEARDOWN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED BETWEEN THE #2 CONNECTING ROD BEARING JOURNAL AND THE #2 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. LABORATORY EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE FORWARD FRACTURE FACE OF THE UNDAMAGED AREAS HAD CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF HIGH CYCLE, LOW STRESS FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_BFO86FA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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