Cessna U206A N8058Z

Summary

On 14 March 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna U206A registered N8058Z, operated by Landon C. Haney, was involved in an accident near Williams, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 1987 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Williams, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Williams Muni (P32)

Coordinates

35.3709, -112.2595

Aircraft

Cessna U206A

Registration

N8058Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Landon C. Haney

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Prescott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA145

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 A CROSSWIND TURN, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS REGISTERING A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING A SMOOTH LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY BOOST PUMP AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ALTOGETHER AND HE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN AN OPEN AREA. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE VISUALLY EXAMINED THE TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND REPORTED THAT THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 15 GALLONS AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. HE REPORTED THAT ONLY SEVEN GALLONS (APPROX 1/4 TANK) WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK AND NO FUEL WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE AIRCRAFT STATES THAT WITH 1/4 TANK OR LESS, UNCOORDINATED FLIGHT IN EXCESS OF ONE MINUTE CAN CAUSE FUEL STARVATION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.