Cessna TU206A N4813F

Summary

On 2 August 1996 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna TU206A registered N4813F was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 1996 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greer, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Sloan Airport (UNK)

Coordinates

34.9308, -82.2304

Aircraft

Cessna TU206A

Registration

N4813F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charlotte → Dayton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96FA114

1 person died.

The disintegration of the number 3 piston, and the pilot's inadequate selection of terrain for the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was at 8000 feet, in cruise flight, when the pilot reported a total loss of engine power and smoke in the cockpit. Air Traffic Control gave the pilot vectors to Sloan Airport, a small, private airstrip, north of Greer. The pilot was unable to locate the single east-west grass strip and attempted an emergency landing in a pasture approximately 0.7 nautical miles (nm) north of Sloan. The airplane struck a tree bordering the pasture and struck terrain beyond the tree, coming to rest inverted. The engine was examined and revealed that the number 3 piston had maximum mechanical damage and the least heat damage. The number 3 piston pin was found wedged in the left crankcase half, jammed against the number 2 main bearing support. The metallurgists report indicated that the number 3 piston had deteriorated in flight for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.