# Accident 19890902033599A: Cessna P206C, Lees Summit, MO, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Comas-Lees Summit Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9099° N, 94.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9099&lon=-94.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8705Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8705Z-1991-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB OUT TRIED TO RETURN. HIT SHORT AND BURNED.

## 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 MKC89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA194), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 206A (N8705Z), Lees Summit, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

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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