# Accident 20191017020159A: Cessna 206H, Stockton, CA, October 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2019, 18:25 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8956° N, 121.2594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8956&lon=-121.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11379) (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: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020159A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A THOROUGH PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, THE CFI AND PIC RECEIVED ATC CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTURE.  PIC AND CFI DEPARTED TO CONDUCT INSTRUMENT CURRENCY AND APPROACH TRAINING.

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT /ABOUT 380 MSL, THE PIC MADE A CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO JOIN IN THE LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC PATTERN.  APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THRU THE CLIMBING TURN, WITH A HEADING DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY THE CFI AND PIC HEARD AN AUDIBLE ?POP? AS THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE CFI ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE PIC CONTACTED ATC AND SEARCHED FOR A SUITABLE AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  WITH LESS THAN 30 SECONDS OF FLIGHT TIME AVAILABLE, THE CFI LANDED IN A FLAT UNDEVELOPED EMPTY LOT WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE DEPARTING RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR20LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA009), Oct 18, 2019: Cessna 206 (N11379), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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