# Accident 19880228003859A: Cessna P206D, Eagle Lake, TX, February 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1988, 14:12 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5804° N, 96.3209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5804&lon=-96.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721Z-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206D (registry code 2073338, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,239 total, 1,196 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228003859A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD THEN SMOKE AND FIRE IN CABIN. BURNED ON LANDING. BLOWN CYLINDER BROKE GAS LINE.

## 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 FTW88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA072), Feb 28, 1988: Cessna P206D (N8721Z), Eagle Lake, TX, 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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