# Accident 19861014048719A: Cessna U206F, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1986, 11:02 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8147Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8147Q-1988-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,309 total, 641 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861014048719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS ON LEVEL OFF. UNABLE RESTART. DITCHED IN OCEAN. DID NOT DRAIN FUSELAGE SUMPS FOR WATER.

## 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 MIA87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA006), Oct 14, 1986: Cessna U206F (N8147Q), Caribbean Sea, destroyed

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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