Cessna 182K N2616R

Summary

On 11 September 1988 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2616R, operated by Benson, Robert C., was involved in an accident near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 1988 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Detriot Lakes (DTL)

Coordinates

46.8092, -95.8394

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N2616R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Benson, Robert C.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit Lakes → Hibbing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA235

2 people were seriously injured.

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 THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, THE POWERPLANT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN AN PLOWED FIELD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT 'THE NO. 1 PISTON HAD BROKEN UP THEN WAS NEARLY PULVERIZED BY INTERNAL IMPACTS.' THE REMAINING PISTONS WERE INTACT. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASTING SPLIT LINE IN THE NO. 2 PISTON 'IDENTICAL TO THE FRACTURE LOCATION OF NO. 1 PISTON.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.