# Accident 19890218002249A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Austin, TX, February 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5175U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5175U-1990-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,674 total, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002249A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ENGINE QUIT DUE TO LOW USABLE FUEL IN LEFT TANK. STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. 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 FTW89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA052), Feb 18, 1989: Cessna 206 (N5175U), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

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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