# Accident 19991023045119A: Cessna TU206A, Jeanerette, LA, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 12:50 local time
- Place: Jeanerette, LA
- Airport: Le Maire Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9110° N, 91.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9110&lon=-91.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4807F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4807F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023045119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE A/C LOST POWER DURING THE DESCENT AFTER COMPLETING A PARACHUTE DROP. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE DURING THE DESCENT, BUT LOST POWER AGAIN ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. THE A/C CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. THERE APPEARED TO BE SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE A/C'S TANK DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE A/C ENGINE WAS RAN AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND PERFORMED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT ALL PARAMETERS. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE FUEL MAY HAVE UNPORTED FROM THE MAIN FUEL LINE DURING A STEEP DESCENT WITH SPEED BRAKES DEPLOYED AND CAUSED FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.

## 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 FTW00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA019), Oct 23, 1999: Cessna TU206A (N4807F), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while clearing a ditch during a forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N4807F (1)

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

- [Accident 20081019850169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081019850169A), Oct 19, 2008: Cessna TU206A (N4807F), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On the south end of the ramp area east of the runway 17/35, the pilot of the Cessna 206 with the engine running was preparing to taxi to runway 17 with 5…

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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