# Accident 19871106062519A: Cessna U206F, New Bedford, MA, November 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ISIA
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384Q-1991-02-11) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106062519A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AMPHIBIAN AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO WIND SHEAR. FORCE LANDED ON A BEACH PONTOONS HIT ROCKS. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA035), Nov 6, 1987: Cessna U206F (N8384Q), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8384Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860609022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860609022909A), Jun 9, 1986: Cessna U206F (N8384Q), Presque Isle, ME, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the float equipped aircraft impacted an open field. Cause for loss of power undetermined.

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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