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Cessna 182A N6336B

17 September 1993 · Oracle, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 17 September 1993 at about 17:05 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6336B was involved in an accident near Oracle, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Oracle, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
32.0897, -111.0790
Aircraft
Cessna 182A
Registration
N6336B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ryan Field → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX93LA356

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 0 2

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED ROAD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE ROADWAY. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ON UNEVEN DESERT TERRAIN AND WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED FORWARD OF THE NUMBER ONE JOURNAL. THE FRACTURED SURFACES DISPLAYED BEACH MARKS CONSISTENT WITH FATIGUE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE HAD SUSTAINED ANY HIGH TEMPERATURE DISTRESS OR LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE ENGINE HAD ACCRUED ABOUT 4434 HOURS SINCE NEW AND ABOUT 1110 HOURS SINCE IT WAS OVERHAULED ON 12/10/87.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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