What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Friday, August 25, 2000, at 0615 EDT, a Cessna 206H, N7269S, owned by banc one leasing corp., Ohio, operated by hochran aviation, PA, and sub-leased by dunkirk aviation, NY, caught fire in flight and crash landed in a field in Mayville, NY. There was an explosion, then a fire. The pilot cicled and descended and after hitting a treetop, came down at a steep angle to the edge of a field, in some tall weeds. The a/c was engulfed in flames and was destroyed, however, the pilot escaped and was able to crawl away from the fire. He was the only soul on board and was air-lifted to the erie county medical center in buffalo, NY with serious injuries. The flight originated at dunkirk airport (dkk) at 0600 EDT and was enroute to meadville, PA. No flight plan was filed. VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. After interviewing the pilot, it was determined that there were two explosions. The first one was catastrophic and the second one was less forceful, but resulted in the cabin filling with smoke.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2000, AT 0615 EDT, A CESSNA 206H, N7269S, OWNED BY BANC ONE LEASING CORP., OHIO, OPERATED BY HOCHRAN AVIATION, PA, AND SUB-LEASED BY DUNKIRK AVIATION, NY, CAUGHT FIRE IN FLIGHT AND CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD IN MAYVILLE, NY. THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, THEN A FIRE. THE PILOT CICLED AND DESCENDED AND AFTER HITTING A TREETOP, CAME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE TO THE EDGE OF A FIELD, IN SOME TALL WEEDS. THE A/C WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ESCAPED AND WAS ABLE TO CRAWL AWAY FROM THE FIRE. HE WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND WAS AIR-LIFTED TO THE ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IN BUFFALO, NY WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUNKIRK AIRPORT (DKK) AT 0600 EDT AND WAS ENROUTE TO MEADVILLE, PA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER INTERVIEWING THE PILOT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO EXPLOSIONS. THE FIRST ONE WAS CATASTROPHIC AND THE SECOND ONE WAS LESS FORCEFUL, BUT RESULTED IN THE CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.