# Accident 20000825039229A: Cessna 206H, Mayville, NY, August 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2000, 06:15 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2491° N, 79.4995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2491&lon=-79.4995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7269S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7269S-2011-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206H (registry code 2073301, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825039229A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC00FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA239), Aug 25, 2000: Cessna 206H (N7269S), Mayville, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: An engine compartment explosion due to a fuel/fuel vapor leak of undetermined origin. A secondary explosion resulted from a lack of lubrication to the number 6 connecting rod bearing. Contributing to…

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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