# Accident 20051229031679A: Cessna P206C, Lake Wales, FL, December 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2005, 11:13 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8939° N, 81.6203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8939&lon=-81.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8640Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640Z-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051229031679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17 AT 400 FEET AGL, LANDED IN FIELD 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY ALONG STATE ROUTE 27,500 FT SOUTH OF OWENS ROAD LAT/LONG LISTED IN BLOCK 10.

## 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 MIA06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA037), Dec 29, 2005: Cessna P206C (N8640Z), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to fuel starvation, which resulted in a hard, off-airport forced landing.

## Other reports on N8640Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751017033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017033869A), Oct 17, 1975: Cessna P206C (N8640Z), Humboldt, TN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 18K.

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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