N8873Q
Cessna U206G · built 1976
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on December 16, 1971.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- August 7, 1987Accident
TEARDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT VIBRATION DAMPER ASSEMBLY WAS OUT OF TOLERANCE. THIS ALLOWED EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A WOODED AREA.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1976 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N8873Q.
- July 21, 1970Accident
Failed To Obtain/Maintain Flying Speed