Cessna 205A N5261G
18 May 1996 · Sommerville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1996 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 205A registered N5261G was involved in an accident near Sommerville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sommerville, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205A
- Registration
- N5261G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD96LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during banner towing operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was returning to the airfield after a banner towing flight, when the aircraft's engine sputtered and quit. The pilot said that about two minutes before the engine lost power, he had enriched the fuel mixture and turned on the fuel boost pump for landing. The pilot stated that he attempted to release the banner during the forced landing, but the tow release mechanism was jammed/fouled on the tow hitch. The pilot made a forced landing on the edge of a hayfield and struck a tree during the landing roll. Post accident examination of the airframe found seven gallons of fuel on board the airplane. There was no evidence of preimpact engine anomaly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1996 | Cessna 205 | Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1995 | Cessna 205 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1997 | Cessna 205 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Skydive, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Dec 1995 | Cessna 205 | Culebra | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Nov 1994 | Cessna 205A | Lowell, Idaho, United States | Orofino Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Cessna 205 | Celina, Ohio, United States | Robert J. Tangeman | Fatal | 6 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1996 | Mooney M20F | Cape Charles, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1996 | Champion 7ECA | Ashland, Virginia, United States | Performance Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1996 | Beechcraft A36 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Oct 1996 | Cessna 172L | Brandy Station, Virginia, United States | Warrenton Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Nov 1996 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Orange, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1996 | Cessna 140 | Wakefield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |