# Accident 20110812020739A: Cessna U206F, Arcadia, FL, August 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2011, 15:08 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2194° N, 81.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2194&lon=-81.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8737Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8737Q-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110812020739A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT IN COMMAND AND HOLDER OF AIR TOUR OPERATOR LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION, LANDED ON THE PEACE RIVER NEAR ARCADIA FLORIDA TO HAVE LUNCH AT THE NAVIGATOR RESTAURANT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRANGED AN AIR TOUR FLIGHT WITH FOUR PASSENGERS FROM THE RESTAURANT.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE TONE OF THE ENGINE CHANGED.  HE DOES NOT RECALL IF THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND/OR PROPELLOR RPM DROPPED, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RIVER, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LONG ENOUGH STRAIGHT SECTION.  ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREE LINE ON THE EDGE OF THE OPEN AREA.  THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH FORCED THE AIRCRAFT FLOATS TO JAM BOTH THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT DOORS.  A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UPON IMPACT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE CO-PILOT WINDOW.ALL AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO TWO PORT CHARLOTTE HOSPITALS AND RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES LATER THAT NIGHT.

## 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 ERA11LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA451), Aug 12, 2011: Cessna U206F (N8737Q), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in high density altitude conditions with the airplane over its maximum gross weight, due to the pilot’s improper weight and balance calculations, which resulted in…

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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