Accident · 1992-11-28

NTSB case ANC93LA016 · CESSNA 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-11-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 185 (N20752)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE NO. TWO CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD DUE TO A SLIPPED (SPUN) MAIN CRANKSHAFT BEARING WHICH BLOCKED OFF THE OIL HOLE TO THE CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA016

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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