# Accident 19980319003979A: Cessna TU206F, Avalon, CA, March 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3810° N, 118.4507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3810&lon=-118.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9674G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9674G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 3,240 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319003979A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON HILL SIDE 2 MI WEST AVX. IGNITION SYSTEM INOP. 206 WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED. THE FLIGHT HAD ONE INTERMEDIATE STOPOVER TO RETRIEVE DOCUMENTS BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED EN ROUTE TO THE FIRST POINT OF LANDING. THE PILOT CONDUCTED ANOTHER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED, AND THEN DEPARTED FOR HIS FINAL DESTINATION. AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BOX CANYON AND CAME TO REST AFTER COLLIDING WITH A BARBWIRE FENCE. AN ENGINE REPAIR STATION EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND NOTED FOREIGN DEBRIS IN THE FLOW DIVIDER, FUEL SCREEN, AND METERING VALVE. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A HILL SIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF THE AVALON, CA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 LAX98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA122), Mar 19, 1998: Cessna TU206F (N9674G), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Contamination of the fuel system which led to a loss of engine power. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the barbwire fence.

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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