Cessna P206C N8640Z
29 December 2005 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 2005 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna P206C registered N8640Z, operated by Florida Skydiving Center, was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. 4 people were 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Wales, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Wales Municipal (X07)
- Coordinates
- 27.8939, -81.6203
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206C
- Registration
- N8640Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Skydiving Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Wales → Lake Wales
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA06LA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to fuel starvation, which resulted in a hard, off-airport forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that shortly after reaching an altitude of 400 feet agl after takeoff, the engine quit suddenly. He immediately pumped the throttle two times, and turned on the auxiliary fuel pump, but this did not restore engine power. He made a hard forced landing in an industrial park near the airport. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed approximately 20 gallons of fuel in the left main fuel tank and 7 gallons in the right main fuel tank; no fuel contamination was found. Examination of the engine revealed crankshaft, camshaft, and valve train continuity. No discrepancies were noted with the ignition system. Examination of the fuel lines in the engine compartment revealed no fuel in the line from the throttle body fuel control unit to the fuel manifold valve, and no fuel was found in the fuel line from the mechanical fuel pump to the throttle body fuel control unit. The only fuel line that had fuel was the return line from the throttle body fuel control unit to the mechanical fuel pump. Bench testing of the fuel injection components revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction of any of the tested components.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P206C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2009 | Cessna P206C | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Robert Johns | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2011 | Cessna P206C | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Walling Susette | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Cessna P206C | Dubois, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Cessna P206C | Hartwood, Virginia, United States | Hartwood Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna P206C | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Cessna P206C | Grand Chenier, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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