Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Fort Yukon, Alaska 99740
Tuesady, September 1, 1992 17:42 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT LOADED THE 2 PASSENGERS AND GEAR IN THE AIRPLANE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT TOOK SUCCESSIVE ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR DUE TO THE GEAR WHICH 'FILLED UP THE AIRPLANE TO THE ROOF.' THE REAR PAX HAD TO LAY ON TOP OF MEAT AND CAMP SUPPLIES WITH 2 DOGS IN HIS LAP. THE AIRPLANE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 772 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED SLOWLY FOR APRX 55 MIN AT TAKEOFF POWER. A 'SLEDGEHAMMER' SOUND PRECEDED THE APPEARANCE OF OIL FLOWING INTO THE CABIN AREA. NO REDUCTION OF POWER WAS OBSERVED. THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN DROPPING RAPIDLY, AND THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A BEACH. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN GRASS. ENGINE TEARDOWN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE #6 CYLINDER HAD FAILED THROUGH THE HEAD-TO-BARREL THREADED JOINT. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD CASTING. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE CYLINDER IS OPERATED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES (ABOVE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE) FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER PRECIPITATED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND INTENTIONALLY EXCEEDING THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE RATINGS IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT IN THE GROSSLY OVERWEIGHT CONDITION. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GRASS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PASSENGER'S INJURY WAS THE UNSECURED CARGO.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/1/1992 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1742 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | FORT YUKON |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99740 |
| Event Date Year | 1992 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 50 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 10 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Light and Variable |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 536 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 1 1992 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1814 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 47861 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 3:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8070Z |
| NTSB Number | ANC92LA152 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 206 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 206 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | U206-0470 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 2 2000 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 35 |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Yes |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | LARRY R. RIVERS |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | BOX 507 |
| Aircraft Owner City | TALKEETNA |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99676 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | LARRY R. RIVERS |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | BOX 507 |
| Operator City | TALKEETNA |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 99676 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | Unknown |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | RED SHEEP CREEK |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1435 |
| Departure Time Zone | ADT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 3:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |