19811227082159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P206 · Barnwell, SC · December 27, 1981

Date
December 27, 1981 · 12:58 local
Place
Barnwell, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2518X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FLG07
Reported as
Cessna P206
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,176 total790 in this make and model26 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 enroute in clouds. Landed in farm field. Nosed over. No engine defects. Possible fuel select empty tank

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE IN CLOUDS. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL SELECT EMPTY TANK

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.