# Accident 19950716018579A: Cessna U206C, Williston, ND, July 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1995, 08:14 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin Fld International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1779° N, 103.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sloulin Field International Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1779&lon=-103.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29000, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716018579A

## Narrative

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

DETECTED ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT. BEGAN RETURN. ENGINE SIEZED. STALLED. FUEL MIXTURE TOO LEAN. DETONATED. (-23) ON JULY 16, 1995 AT 0815 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA U206C, N29000 OPERATED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING A DEPARTURE CLIMB. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SLOVLIN FIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WILLISTON, ND.

## 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 CHI95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA225), Jul 16, 1995: Cessna 206 (N29000), Williston, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: engine failure due to low fuel pressure at high power settings and subsequent detonation. A factor was an evasive maneuver to avoid obstacles which precipitated a stall. Additional factors include…

## Other reports on N29000 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200701005579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200701005579I), Jul 1, 2020: Cessna U206C (N29000), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Smoke/engine fire on base to final leg kmgw-kpkb. Declared an emergency, landed, was able to get fire under control by pulling mixture. Landed, rolled off onto…

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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