Accident · 1994-01-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1994-01-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 206A (N776P)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
an exhaust valve failure that created a hole in the piston, which allowed the complete loss of engine oil, resulting in the subsequent forced landing.
Source: NTSB case NYC94LA045Flight 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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