# Accident 20110717021649A: Cessna U206G, Matinicus, ME, July 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Matinicus, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O59A
- Location: 44.6947° N, 69.3821° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6947&lon=-69.3821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910TA-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717021649A

## Narrative

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

JULY 17, 2011 AT 2038Z OR 1638 LOCAL, N910TA SERIAL NUMBER U20604102 DEPARTED MATINICUS ISLAND ME UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).  AT A REPORTED ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, PILOT STATED "SOMETHING HAPPENED", ENGINE LOST POWER, PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED THE AUX PUMPS ON AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.  THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE ALL ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT SANK.  THE INJURIES REPORTED: ONE SERIOUS AND THREE MINOR.AIRCRAFT RECOVERED FROM 85 FEET OF SEA WATER.  TWO BROKE ENGINE MOUNTS, PROPELLER VERY GOOD SHAPE, ONE BLADE SLIGHT BEND AFT, DAMAGED COWLINGS, NOSE WHEEL BEND AFT, RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED, LEFT WING MINIMAL DAMAGE, FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF EMPENAGE WRINKLED, BELLY CARGO POD MISSING.

## 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 ERA11LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA405), Jul 17, 2011: Cessna U206G (N910TA), Matinicus Island, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel 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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