# Accident 19970501007349A: Cessna U206F, Hope, AK, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 12:01 local time
- Place: Hope, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCXC
- Location: 60.8391° N, 149.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8391&lon=-149.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14C-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501007349A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS STARTING A DESCENT TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  HE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES.  THE PILOT RELATED HE HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRPLANE WITH THE LEFT FUEL TANK SELECT ED, AND HE DIDN'T RECALL IF HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT.  A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT STATED THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING EMPTY, AND THAT THE RIGHT TANK FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING FULL.  HE SAID THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK,  AND WHEN HE TOLD THE PILOT HE SHOULD SWITCH FUEL TANKS, THE PILOT REPORTEDLY TOLD HIM TO RELAX.  THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT SWITCH TANKS.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED AN UNUSABLE QUANTITY OF FUEL, AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL.  THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP.  THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN ON A TEST STAND WITHOUT ANY OBSERVED MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.  THE FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO TESTED AND FOUND FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 ANC97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA065), May 1, 1997: Cessna U206F (N14C), Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power resulting from fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector, and the pilot's failure to identify and correct the deficiency during the ensuing…

## Other reports on N14C (2)

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

- [Accident 19940809021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809021049A), Aug 9, 1994: Cessna U206F (N14C), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled left roll on liftoff. Aborted. Left wing hit. Cartwheeled. Used 20 degrees flaps. Limiting ailerons.
- [Incident 19930901043889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930901043889I), Sep 1, 1993: Cessna U206F (N14C), Sparrevohn, AK, Minor damage. Wind gust caught right wing as pilot attempted to turn off runway. Wind gust flipped aircraft over on its back.

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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