# Accident 19811227082159A: Cessna P206, Barnwell, SC, December 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1981, 12:58 local time
- Place: Barnwell, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2423° N, 81.3663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnwell, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2423&lon=-81.3663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518X-2024-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,176 total, 790 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227082159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG07), Dec 27, 1981: Cessna P206 (N2518X), Barnwell, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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