# Accident 20070524008919A: Cessna U206G, Leeville, LA, May 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2007, 15:36 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AC2A
- Location: 29.2392° N, 89.9792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2392&lon=-89.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45WT-2008-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,771 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070524008919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF CESSNA 206 AMPHIBIAN WAS TAKING OFF NEAR CHEVRON LEEVILLE FACILITY ON BAYOU LAFOURCHE, LA. WHILE STILL ON THE STEP, A SMALL SKIFF CUT ACROSS THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TOP OF BOAT, BUT RIGHT FLOAT IMPACTED ON A DIAGONAL LINE FROM LEFT REAR TO MIDDLE OF BOAT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND SANK. THE DRIVER OF THE SKIFF WAS FATALLY INJURED IN COLLISION.

## 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 DFW07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA120), May 24, 2007: Cessna U206G (N45WT), Leeville, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the operator of the powerboat to maintain separation from the departing floatplane.

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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