ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368067
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1989 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Kirk Fry |
| Registration: | N761RP |
| MSN: | 21062460 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1536 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rangely, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gunnison, CO (2UC) |
| Jackson, WY (KJAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN, FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE ELECTED TO LAND WHEELS UP DUE TO THE TERRAIN. THE PLANE STRUCK BRUSH AND CAME TO REST AFTER SLIDING 200 FEET. THE LEFT WING TIP, ENGINE COWLING AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED. POSTACCIDENT ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT A FATIGUE CRACK HAD PROPAGATED FROM A SUBSURFACE FLAW. THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN BETWEEN THE NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE MAIN BEARING JOURNALS AND RESULTED IN COMPLETE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.
Probable Cause: FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AS A RESULT OF AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 1988 | N761RP | Gillen, Billy L. | 0 | Grosebeck, TX | |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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