Accident · 1995-11-30

NTSB case FTW96LA061 · CESSNA 182Q · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-11-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (N735JN)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Aspen Flying Club Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ASPEN FLYING CLUB

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS AND SEPARATION OF THE CYLINDER FROM THE CRANKCASE. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING, AND REDUCED LIGHT CONDITIONS (DARK NIGHT).

Source: NTSB case FTW96LA061

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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