# NTSB ATL81FKW10: Cessna U206F, N50946, Crossville, TN, February 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1981
- Place: Crossville, TN · CROSSVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0270  81/2/14    CROSSVILLE,TN       CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N50946              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 36, 3305 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSSVILLE,TN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER DRAINED FM FUEL STRAINER POST-ACDT.FUEL TANK CAPS RUSTED,DEFECTIVE O-RINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50946 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crossville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810214003999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003999A), Feb 14, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Crossville, TN, Destroyed. Engine quit on base for landing. Wing hit power-pole off approach end of runway. Water in fuel.

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.

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