# Accident 20070722013659A: Cessna TU206F, Nampa, ID, July 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2007, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5822° N, 116.5233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5822&lon=-116.5233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2089U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2089U-2008-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722013659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL MAPPING MISSION AND WAS RETURNING OT THE NAMPA, IDAHO AIRPORT (S67) DURING A VFR APPROACH TO LANDING RUNWAY 29 AT S67. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE DOWN WIND LEG. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT GOT TOO LOW AND STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT WAS ABOUT 250 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED VERY HARD ABOUT 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES AFTER IMPACT AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE PILOT RETRIEVED THE PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE "ABOUT HALF FULL", HE SAID THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS EVERY HALF HOUR. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS "TOPPED OFF" JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA07LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA209), Jul 22, 2007: Cessna TU206F (N2089U), Nampa, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors include a power transmission line between the point were the aircraft lost power and the runway that the pilot was attempting to…

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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