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MKC86FA101

1986-05-09 · GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GRI

N1198Z has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA LC41-550FG), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TWIN ENG ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED 4 MILES NORTH OF THE ARPT WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT APCH. THE PLT HAD TRANSMITTED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE #5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE BUT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE #5 CYLINDER ATTACHMENTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE COULD BE FOUND WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN FEATHERED POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86FA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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