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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 2105 · Celina, OH · May 9, 1999

Date: May 9, 1999 · 18:00 local
Place: Celina, OH
Airport: Lakefield Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8157Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD99FA043
Reported as: Cessna 2105
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6

N8157ZRegistration cancelled May 1, 2000 · Cessna 210-5(205)S/N 205-0157 Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed shortly after take-off for unknown reasons, the pilot and 5 skydivers all suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. Ydivers all suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23) the following is extracted from the NTSB preliminary report. On m ay 9, 1999, at 1800 a Cessna 205, N8157Z, operated by grand lake skydiving was destroyed during a collision with terrain following an uncontrolled descent after takeoff from Lakefield Airport (cqa), Celina, OH. The certifiedcommercial pilot and five parachustists were fatally injured. Several witnesses reported hearing the airplane during climb out. They described smooth uninterrupted engine noise. Each witnesss described smooth engine noise, brief "sputtering" and then a total loss of engine power. A witness related, "the nose dropped, a parachutist exited and the plane entered a spiraling descent, two more jumpers exited the airplane before ground impact."

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PILOT AND 5 SKYDIVERS ALL SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. YDIVERS ALL SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) THE FOLLOWING IS EXTRACTED FROM THE NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT. ON M AY 9, 1999, AT 1800 A CESSNA 205, N8157Z, OPERATED BY GRAND LAKE SKYDIVING WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKEFIELD AIRPORT (CQA), CELINA, OH. THE CERTIFIEDCOMMERCIAL PILOT AND FIVE PARACHUSTISTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE AIRPLANE DURING CLIMB OUT. THEY DESCRIBED SMOOTH UNINTERRUPTED ENGINE NOISE. EACH WITNESSS DESCRIBED SMOOTH ENGINE NOISE, BRIEF "SPUTTERING" AND THEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A WITNESS RELATED, "THE NOSE DROPPED, A PARACHUTIST EXITED AND THE PLANE ENTERED A SPIRALING DESCENT, TWO MORE JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRPLANE BEFORE GROUND IMPACT."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD99FA043Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCelina, OHwas the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after the power loss. A factor in the accident was a lack of…May 9, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8157Z · 2

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

Incident 19870118015939IFinal Approach · Clark, SDAfter turning final,pilot heard a loud thud, added power, landed. Aircraft had contacted tree limbs.Jan 18, 1987 · Minor damage Accident 19770902031759AFinal Approach · KYSep 2, 1977 · Substantial damage