# Accident 20031218037569A: Cessna U206G, Thonotosassa, FL, December 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2003, 16:45 local time
- Place: Thonotosassa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0333° N, 82.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0333&lon=-82.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603DK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031218037569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/18/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 1655 EDT, A CESSNA 206, N603DK, REGISTERED AND PILOTED BY KIMSEY YOUNG, CRASHED WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING AT LAKE THONOTOSASSA, THONOTOSASSA, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALITIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBURG FIELD, TAMPA FL ON DECEMBER 18, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 MIA04FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA035), Dec 18, 2003: Cessna U206G (N603DK), Thonotosassa, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing on the water, resulting in a loss of control, and the airplane nosing over.

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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