19990625007789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206F · Death Valley, CA · June 25, 1999

Date: June 25, 1999 · 10:30 local
Place: Death Valley, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8728Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX99LA231
Reported as: Cessna TU206F

N8728QRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2007 · Cessna TU206FS/N U20603481 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna TU206F Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft ran out of fuel, lost power, made an emergency landing on a dirt road, and sustained damage to both wing tips, propellers, and the nose gear, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)while enroute from boulder city, NV to bishop, CA. Pilot ran out of gas and landed on a dirt road near willow creek camp in saline valley, CA. While going through a embankment cut in the road, it damaged both wings, nose gear and horizontal stabilizer. Due to the circumstances, no action will be forth coming.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, LOST POWER, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD, AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS, PROPELLERS, AND THE NOSE GEAR, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOULDER CITY, NV TO BISHOP, CA. PILOT RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD NEAR WILLOW CREEK CAMP IN SALINE VALLEY, CA. WHILE GOING THROUGH A EMBANKMENT CUT IN THE ROAD, IT DAMAGED BOTH WINGS, NOSE GEAR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES, NO ACTION WILL BE FORTH COMING.

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 LAX99LA231Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaline Valley, CAThe pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, which led to fuel exhaustion.Jun 25, 1999 · Substantial damage