# Accident 19900508014739A: Cessna P206B, Liberty, NC, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 21:37 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8497° N, 79.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8497&lon=-79.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220P-2007-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 83 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014739A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,STRUCK WIRES OVER FREEWAY ON LANDING. AUTOMATIC INDUCTION AIR DOOR FAILED. IMPROPER REPAIR AND MATERIAL.

## 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 ATL90FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA111), May 9, 1990: Cessna P206 (N220P), Liberty, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO IMPROPER REPAIRS TO, AND INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF, THE INDUCTION AIR BOX. THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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