Accident · 1995-05-25

NTSB case ANC95LA058 · CESSNA 206 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 206 (N19BR)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC.

Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE #2 MAIN ENGINE BEARING AND SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

Source: NTSB case ANC95LA058

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.

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