# Incident 20160703011779I: Cessna P206, Gilchrist, TX, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gilchrist, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5125° N, 94.4891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilchrist, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-94.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2617X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2617X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703011779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB AT APROXIMATELY 3500 FT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.  PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY TO PASSENGERS ONBOARD NOR ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

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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