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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Austin, TX · February 18, 1989

Date
February 18, 1989 · 17:00 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5175U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA052
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,674 total31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates engine quit due to low usable fuel in left tank. Struck trees and ground. Nose gear folded. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES ENGINE QUIT DUE TO LOW USABLE FUEL IN LEFT TANK. STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.