# Accident 20090208004389A: Cessna 206H, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, February 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2009, 18:40 local time
- Place: Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4713° N, 66.9349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quebradillas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4713&lon=-66.9349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118ME-2016-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206H (registry code 2073301, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 233 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09MA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09MA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090208004389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN ROUTE FROM LA ROMANA AIRPORT (MDLR) IN THE DOMICAN REPUBLIC TO SAN JAUN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJU) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 200 YARDS OFF NORTH COAST OF QUEBRADILLAS, P.R..  HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA09MA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09MA157), Feb 8, 2009: Cessna 206H (N118ME), Quebradillas, PR, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane, which resulted in an in-flight break up while maneuvering in adverse weather conditions.

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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