# Accident 20020606014179A: Cessna P206, Manteo, NC, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 06:40 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9190° N, 75.6955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DARE COUNTY RGNL (MQI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9190&lon=-75.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2594X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2594X-2003-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606014179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 EDT, A CESSNA 206-P206 REGISTERED TO RODNEY MINTON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTED BY RODNEY MINTON. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 23, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. MSL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AND THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN THE WATER IN THE SOUND.        (.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, ABOUT 0715 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 206, N2594X, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED WITH WATER DURING A FORCED LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DARE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 23, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 200 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO TH           E AIRPORT AND LAND ON RUNWAY 35, BUT THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER, AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE WATERS OF ALBEMARLE SOUND. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRPLANE BEFORE HE DEPARTED, AND THE RESULT OF THE FUEL TESTS ON THE IN-GROUND TANK WERE NOT AS YET KNOWN. HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT MANAGER DID SEE THE WRECKAGE, AND HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE.

## 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 MIA02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA107), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna P206 (N2594X), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to the failure of a connecting rod bolt because of fatigue, resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent ditching.

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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