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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206D · Webster, TX · July 6, 1981

Date
July 6, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Webster, TX
Airport
Houston Gulf
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EHAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72081
Reported as
Cessna U206D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,400 total600 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on descent to destination. Landed off airport. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel gage float stuck.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO DESTINATION. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL GAGE FLOAT STUCK.