Plane Crash List

Cessna 175 N6929E

21 August 1989 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 August 1989 at about 04:25 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6929E, operated by Devincenzi, ROY A., was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 04:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 175
Registration
N6929E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Devincenzi, ROY A.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Soldotna → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC89LA147

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE ACCESSORY DRIVE (CRANKSHAFT) DOWEL PIN AND/OR GEAR BOLT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCESSORY DRIVEGEAR BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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