# Accident 20050111000189A: Cessna T206H, Huntsville, AL, January 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2005, 18:17 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6292° N, 86.7556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6292&lon=-86.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2467X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2467X-2008-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,422 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050111000189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO DEPART INTO A KNOWN AREA OF LEVEL FIVE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN TO ASSIGNED HEADING OF 090 DEGREES, CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, AND IMPACTED IN SWAMP AREA 1.5 MILES FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA044), Jan 12, 2005: Cessna T206H (N2467X), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt flight into known adverse weather, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm.

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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