Cessna TU206A N4807F

Summary

On 23 October 1999 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna TU206A registered N4807F, operated by Skydive Acadiana, was involved in an accident near Jeanerette, Louisiana, 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.

Date

23 October 1999 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Jeanerette, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Jeanerette (2R1)

Coordinates

29.9110, -91.6701

Aircraft

Cessna TU206A

Registration

N4807F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skydive Acadiana

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jenerette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA019

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while clearing a ditch during a forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while descending through 6,000 feet msl, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that when he enriched the mixture, the engine regained power. He stated that he left the mixture full rich; however, when the airplane was at 600 feet and turning to base, the engine lost power again. He stated that he attempted to clear a ditch on the approach end of the runway with back elevator pressure. The airplane then 'nosed in and bounced about 50 feet,' coming to rest nose down. A mechanic, who test ran the engine following the accident, stated that he started the engine and ran it on the airplane for 25 minutes through all its parameters with no anomalies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.