# Accident 20080607854919A: Cessna T206H, Cedar Key, FL, June 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2008, 00:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T Lewis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1169° N, 83.0914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1169&lon=-83.0914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206GG-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080607854919A

## Narrative

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

A/C DEPARTED CEDAR KEY AIRPORT AT APROX. 00:30 ON 06/07/08, THE PILOT AND OWNER WERE GIVING A RIDE TO LOCAL WOMAN WHILE TWO COUPLES WENT BACK DOWN TOWN TO RETREIVE CAMERA THEY HAD FORGOTTEN AT A RESTAURANT.  DURING AN EXTENDED DOWN WIND TO AIRPORT, A/C FLEW INTO THE WATER FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 MIA08FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA115), Jun 7, 2008: Cessna T206H (N206GG), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water during a dark night approach to a coastal airport.

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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