# Accident 20250327005119A: Cessna T206H, Natchez Adams C, MS, March 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2025, 18:25 local time
- Place: Natchez Adams C, MS
- Airport: Natchez-Adams County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6137° N, 91.2973° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6137&lon=-91.2973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250327005119A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2025, ABOUT 1312 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T206, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI.  PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 PART 91AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT.

PILOT REPORTED APPROXIMATLY  4 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES INTO SURVEY FLIGHT ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER.  PILOT PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE, RAN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS, AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO RUNWAY 14 AT HARDY-ANDERS FIELD / NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY AIRPORT (KHEZ), NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY THE PILOT AIMED TO THE LEFT (EAST/WEST APPROACH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID HITTING THE APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM; AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM, WENT AIRBORNE, AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.  PILOT AND CO-PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGAR ON THE FIELD AND WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 CEN25LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA165), Mar 27, 2025: Cessna T206 (N27DV), Natchez, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper maintenance, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a loose fuel line B-nut. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate…

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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