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NYC86LA126

1986-05-12 · WELLSBORO, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N38

Current FAA registration · N4626F

Make / Model
CESSNA P206A
Year of manufacture
1966 · 20 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660223
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5A439

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS CRUISING AT 5,500 FT WHEN THE PLT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. HE TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE WELLSBORO ARPT, HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO AND LANDED THE ACFT IN A FIELD. THE ACFT RAN THROUGH A FENCE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN BETWEEN THE #2 ROD BEARING JOURNAL AND THE #2 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. ALSO DURING THE ENGINE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE DID HAVE OIL, BUT METAL PARTICLES WERE PRESENT ON BOTH THE OIL SCREEN AND IN THE OIL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA126.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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