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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206G · Baton Rouge, LA · June 20, 2007

Date: June 20, 2007 · 10:21 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4803U
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA142
Reported as: Cessna TU206G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total150 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N4803URegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2008 · Cessna TU206GS/N U20605109 Airframe modelCessna TU206G

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated the engine quit while on right base for runway 4 right at Baton Rouge metro airport. The aircraft crashed into a residential area, no injuries. The pilot stated he switched the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank after the engine quit, the pilot then switched the selector back to the left tank. An inspection of the fuel selector revealed the selector was not in the detent for the left tank. 5 gallons of gas was drained from the left tank. Unable to determine how much fuel was in the left tank due to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 4 RIGHT AT BATON ROUGE METRO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT TANK AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PILOT THEN SWITCHED THE SELECTOR BACK TO THE LEFT TANK. AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR REVEALED THE SELECTOR WAS NOT IN THE DETENT FOR THE LEFT TANK. 5 GALLONS OF GAS WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE LEFT TANK DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW07CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBaton Rouge, LAFuel starvation as result of the pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 20, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4803U · 1

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

Accident 19991117037009AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lafayette, LA(.19) On November 17, 1999, at 1050 central standard time, a Cessna TU206G airplane, N4803U, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Lafayette, Louisiana. The airplane was owned and…Nov 17, 1999 · Substantial damage