# Accident 19891105044279A: Cessna P206, San Antonio, TX, November 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1989, 12:10 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Horizon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2801° N, 98.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2801&lon=-98.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2566X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2566X-1990-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,276 total, 141 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105044279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED ON  FORCED LANDING. WATER IN FUEL. HAD SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 FTW90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA023), Nov 5, 1989: Cessna P206 (N2566X), Thelma, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DRAIN ALL THE WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING 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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