# Accident 20040814023329A: Cessna U206B, Dry Tortugas, FL, August 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2004, 14:51 local time
- Place: Dry Tortugas, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6217° N, 82.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6217&lon=-82.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3800G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3800G-2006-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814023329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT, ENGINE SPUTTERED, WAS RE-STARTED, STOPPED AGAIN, AND COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. WHEN AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED THE NTSB IIC FOUND FUEL IN THE WING TANKS AND THE ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLD, BUT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP SWITCHES WERE IN THE HIGH POSITION AND THROTTLE FULL. THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAS CAUTION NOTES WARNING OF POSSIBLE ENGINE FLOODING IF HIGH POSITION IS USED FOR STARTING THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP OPERATING NORMALLY. THE ABOVE NARRATIVE IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE AMENDED AS THE INVESTIGATION PROGRESSES. THE PILOT IS AN ATP THAT NORMALLY FLIES B757/B767 AIRPLANES, BUT HE STATED THAT ONLY 150 OF HIS 10K HOURS ARE ON THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE. HE WAS EVASIVE WHEN ASKED HOW MANY HOURS HE FLEW ON THIS AIRPLANE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, THEREFORE THE SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIENCE FACTOR WILL BE FULLY INVESTIGATED SHORTLY. (-23 AMENDMENT) THERE IS ALSO AN ANONYMOUS LETTER WITH ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ON THIS AIRPLANE, BUT THEY COULD NEITHER BE VALIDATED NOR RULED OUT BECAUSE THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND LOGBOOKS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. A FSDO-19 AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR PERFORM                                        ED A PARTIAL EVALUATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND FOUND 2 A/D THAT HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, BUT AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES CANNOT BE FULLY EVALUATED UNTIL THE NTSB INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. THE PILOT IS AN ATP THAT NORMALLY FLIES B757/B767 AIRPLANES, BUT APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS ARE ON THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE AND WAS EVASIVE WHEN ASKED HOW MANY HOURS HE FLEW ON THIS AIRPLANE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA04FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA119), Aug 14, 2004: Cessna U206B (N3800G), Key West, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise flight, which resulted in the pilot ditching the airplane in ocean waters.

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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