# Accident 19930315014509A: Cessna U206G, Yuma, AZ, March 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1993, 20:40 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7202° N, 114.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7202&lon=-114.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733TH-2001-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,923 total, 57 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315014509A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AT NIGHT. OVERSHOT UNLIGHTED RUNWAY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ALTERNATOR BELT WAS LOOSE.

## 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 LAX93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA181), Mar 16, 1993: Cessna U-206G (N733TH), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING A NIGHT PRECAUTIONARY…

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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