# Accident 19960402005769A: Cessna U206G, Newark, NJ, April 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1996
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.3200° N, 74.3607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3200&lon=-74.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9625R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960402005769A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DID NOT REACH THE AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA080), Apr 2, 1996: Cessna U206G (N9625R), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, due to improper servicing of the aircraft, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, a forced landing, and collision with a tree. The strong surface wind was a…

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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