# Accident 20070528008199A: Cessna TU206G, Napa County, CA, May 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2007, 07:25 local time
- Place: Napa County, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1883° N, 122.3375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1883&lon=-122.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7395C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7395C-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5,350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528008199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7395C DEPARTED CONCORD, CA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 HRS 5/28/2007. A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER ATTAINING 4000', THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A DECISION TO RETURN TO CONCORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED. THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY AND SUSTAINED ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTACT TRAVIS FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT CONCORD AND THEY ASKED FOR SOULS AND FUEL ON BOARD. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 100' AGL AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ISOLATE MARSH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SOFT DIRT AND ROLLED OUT TO A MUD SURFACE AND FLIPPED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THREE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HIS CELL PHONE. A CHP HELICOPTER RETRIEVED THE SURVIVORS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NAPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. THE NTSB HAS AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE NTSB AT PLANE PARTS IN PLEASANT GROVE, CA.

## 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 LAX07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA179), May 28, 2007: Cessna TU206G (N7395C), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number 5 connecting rod due to oil starvation.

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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