# Accident 19991117037009A: Cessna TU206G, Lafayette, LA, November 17, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 17, 1999, 10:46 local time - Place: Lafayette, LA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.2401° N, 91.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2401&lon=-91.9906&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4803U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4803U-2008-04-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA033) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991117037009A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 17, 1999, AT 1050 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA TU206G AIRPLANE, N4803U, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GULF COAST AERIAL MAPPING CO., OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER/CREWMEMBER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, AT 0915. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED BATON ROUGE AND FLEW TO LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, TO CONDUCT THEIR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT, WHILE AT 3,500 FEET MSL, THE PILOT NOTICED THE "ENGINE NOISE GET QUIETER." THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD "LOST ABOUT 5-6 INCHES OF PRESSURE." HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD SLIPPED AFT; HOWEVER, HE ALSO NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM WAS EXCEEDING ITS RED LINE LIMIT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE CAMERAMAN LAFAYETTE APPROACH CONTROL AND STATED HE NEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, AND THEY CLEARED HIM TO LAND AT LAFAYETTE. DURING THIS TIME THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT INDICATED TO LAFAYETTE APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO VISITED THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE EMPENNAGE, ELEVATOR, AND WINGS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23)PILOT WAS AT 3500 FT. WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE HAD DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY, PILOT CALLED THE TOWER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. TOWER GAVE HIM CLEARANCE TO LAND. AT THAT POINT THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE A/C LOST COMPLETE POWER DUE TO A SEIZURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT LANDED THE A/C IN A FIELD, RIPPING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ## 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 FTW00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA033), Nov 17, 1999: Cessna TU206G (N4803U), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial blockage of oil within the engine's oil galley resulting in a total power loss. Contributing factors were the failure of the #1 connecting rod, the failure of the pilot to achieve the… ## Other reports on N4803U (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20070620010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620010429A), Jun 20, 2007: Cessna TU206G (N4803U), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated the engine quit while on right base for runway 4 right at Baton Rouge metro airport. The aircraft crashed into a residential area, no… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.