# Accident 20200418001139A: Cessna TU206G, Auburn, CA, April 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2020, 10:42 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9547° N, 121.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756TH-2023-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200418001139A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18, 2020, ABOUT 1041 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T206 AIRPLANE, N756TH, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AUN), AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PLANNED TO FLY ANOTHER AIRPLANE HE OWNED, HOWEVER, NOTED DISCREPANCIES DURING THE PREFLIGHT AND OPTED TO FLY THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, THAT HE ALSO OWNED. THE PASSENGER STATED NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING THE PREFLIGHT OF THE SECOND AIRPLANE.

THE PASSENGER STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ALERTS IN THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO IMPACT.

PRELIMINARY RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 25, TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE CLIMBING TO ABOUT 155 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL (AGL). THE AIRPLANE THEN TURNED 90° TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED TO DESCEND UNTIL RADAR DATA WAS LOST ABOUT 1,500 FT NORTH-WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY 25. THE ENTIRE FLIGHT LASTED LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.

## 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 WPR20LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA123), Apr 18, 2020: Cessna TU206 (N756TH), Auburn, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power after takeoff due to water contamination of the fuel.

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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