Cessna TU-206G N9858Z

Summary

On 26 June 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna TU-206G registered N9858Z was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 June 1983 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Block Island, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Block Island

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna TU-206G

Registration

N9858Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manhasset Bay → Great Salt Pond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA155

1 person 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

THE FLOAT ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD PICKED UP THIS ACFT 2 DAYS BEFORE IN FARMINGDALE NY WHERE A SET OF FLOATS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. HE FLEW TO BLOCK ISLAND TO PICK UP 4 PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE. DURING DOWNWIND TAXI FOR TAKEOFF POSITION THE ACFT WAS TAKING WATER OVER THE FRONT OF THE FLOATS. DURING TAKEOFF RUN THE PILOT SAID THE ACFT FELT HEAVY SO HE ABORTED. ONE PASSENGER AND ALL BAGGAGE WAS TAKEN OFF FOR A 2ND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT WHICH HAD SIMILIAR RESULTS. A 2ND PASSENGER WAS DEPLANED AND THE ACFT SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BETTER. DURING TAXI AT 5 TO 10 KTS WITH A 5 TO 8 KT TAILWIND THE FLOATS STARTED TO GO UNDER AND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD STOP THE ACFT THE FLOATS TUCKED UNDER AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES BEFORE THE ACFT SANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.