Cessna TU206B N3835G

Summary

On 22 April 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna TU206B registered N3835G, operated by American Arial Services, was involved in an accident near Temecula, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 April 1987 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Temecula, California, United States

Nearest airport

Temecula (2LO)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna TU206B

Registration

N3835G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

American Arial Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Upland → Temecula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA188

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE ARPT, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH THEN QUIT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO LAND THE ACFT AT THE ARPT, THEREFORE, A NEARBY DIRT ROAD WAS SELECTED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED FROM HIGH CYLE FATIGUE LOADING WHICH STARTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF ONE OF THE JOURNALS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.