# Accident 19910505014099A: Cessna U206, Tulare, CA, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 13:35 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Mefford Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1803° N, 119.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1803&lon=-119.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2160F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160F-1991-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 6 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014099A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN FLIGHT NEAR FORWARD DOOR POST. LANDED AND AIRCRAFT TOTALLY BURNED. FUEL LINE AND WIRES IN DOOR POST

## 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 LAX91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA195), May 5, 1991: Cessna U206 (N2160F), Tulare, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE IN THE CABIN/CREW COMPARTMENT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO FAILURE OF A FUEL LINE LOCATED IN THE LEFT DOORPOST AREA.

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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