Cessna TU206G N732ZQ

Summary

On 8 June 1983 at about 20:18 local time, a Cessna TU206G registered N732ZQ, operated by Monarch Aviation, was involved in an accident near Molina, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1983 at 20:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Molina, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna TU206G

Registration

N732ZQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Monarch Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Junction → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA135

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD LEVELED OFF AT 17500 FT MSL WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A DETONATING SOUND AND LOST POWER. MANIFOLD PRESSURE WENT TO ABOUT 12 INCHES. FUEL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL BUT THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE FELL RAPIDLY. AT 9000 FT MSL THE ENGINE SURGED TO ABOUT 16 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. WHEN THE PILOT LEANED THE MIXTURE THE ENGINE VIBRATED SEVERELY SO THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RUBBER HOSE FROM THE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR DUCT TO THE THROTTLE BODY DUCT HAD SEPARATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.