# Accident 19881227056869A: Cessna TU206D, Mc Allen, TX, December 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1988, 19:13 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1807° N, 98.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1807&lon=-98.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72249-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206D (registry code 2073344, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227056869A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE OUT DUE VAPOR LOCK AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN EMPTY LEFT TANK AND OFF.

## 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 FTW89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA033), Dec 28, 1988: Cessna TU206D (N72249), Alamo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AIRPLANE'S COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAIURE. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL…

## Other reports on N72249 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850401018859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401018859I), Apr 1, 1985: Cessna TU206D (N72249), Denver, CO, Minor damage. After touchdown left wing and tail came up causing propeller and wingtip to strike runway.

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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