Cessna P206 N2594X
6 June 2002 · Manteo, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2002 at about 11:15 local time, a Cessna P206 registered N2594X was involved in an accident near Manteo, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manteo, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dare County Regional (MQI)
- Coordinates
- 33.9203, -75.7036
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206
- Registration
- N2594X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manteo → Brunswick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02LA107
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
a total loss of engine power due to the failure of a connecting rod bolt because of fatigue, resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent ditching.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Just after takeoff, at an estimated altitude 200 feet, the airplane's engine lost partial power. The pilot checked the throttle for full power, and began a turn back to the airport under partial power. At a point about 90 degrees to the departure runway, he said the "engine power was lost completely," and the airplane "lost significant altitude." He elected to perform a water landing, rather than risk hitting homes on the shore. The airplane impacted in about 7 feet of water. An engine teardown revealed a hole in the upper case halves between cylinders 3 and 4. The number 3 and 4 connecting rods were broken from the wrist pin to the crankshaft. Laboratory examination revealed the fracture surface of the threaded half of one of the connecting rod bolts was very flat, contained arrest marks, and had a thumbnail pattern indicative of fatigue propagation. The fatigue region consumed approximately 80 percent of the cross-sectional area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna P206 | Derby, Kansas, United States | Sky Tours Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Cessna P206 | Gooding, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Cessna P206 | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Cessna P206 | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 2004 | Cessna P206 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Jacksonville Extreme Sports | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2005 | Cessna P206 | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2002 | Mooney M20R | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | Carol G. Peddy | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Piper PA32R-300 | Broadway, North Carolina, United States | RAM Air Freight Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-31-325 | Weaverville, North Carolina, United States | Avery Eugene Cleland | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Cessna 172M | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28-140 | Climax, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |