Cessna 206 N5140U

Summary

On 12 August 1983 at about 13:16 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N5140U, operated by Mark S. Zarkovich, was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 August 1983 at 13:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Plymouth, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando North (X04)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N5140U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark S. Zarkovich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA201

Nobody was 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 PREVIOUS WEEK THE ACFT HAD BEEN OUTSIDE & SEVERAL HEAVY RAINSHOWERS OCCURRED. BOTH THE PLT & THE PLT-RATED PASSENGER STATED THEY DRAINED THE FUEL TANKS USING A ONE-POUND COFFEE CAN & DID NOT NOTICE ANY APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF WATER. AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FT THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT TURNED TOWARD AN AG STRIP LOCATED 1 MI SW OF THE ORLANDO NORTH ARPT. WHILE CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF THE AG STRIP THE ACFT STRUCK A PIECE OF FARM MACHINERY PARKED ATTHE END OF THE STRIP SEPARATING THE GEAR FROM THE ACFT. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE & THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER. DRAINING OF THE LEFT FUEL RESERVOIR REVEALED 2 QTS OF A MIXTURE OF 95% WATER & 5% FUEL. BOTH DRAIN PLUGS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.