Cessna U206 N5364Q

Summary

On 18 August 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N5364Q, operated by Ultra Light Flights LLC, was involved in an accident near Hopedale, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2019 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hopedale, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.8169, -89.2764

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

N5364Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Ultra Light Flights LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

N Chandeleur → Barataria

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19FA271

1 person died.

The controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), resulting from the pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and 2 passengers were returning from a fishing trip in the float equipped airplane. The flight path was over water. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the flight path and accident area. Both passengers reported that the airplane was flying low over the water beneath the clouds when it impacted the water. Only portions of the airplane wreckage were recovered, and the engine was not found. The available wreckage was examined, and no anomalies were found other than severe water impact damage. It is likely that the non-instrument rated pilot did not have a visible horizon, lost track of his altitude and descended below the clouds when the airplane impacted the water.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.