# NTSB ATL82FLG07: Cessna P206, N2518X, Barnwell, SC, December 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1981
- Place: Barnwell, SC · BARNWELL, SC
- Location: 33.2423° N, 81.3663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnwell, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2423&lon=-81.3663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3168  81/12/27   BARNWELL,SC         CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1176
        TIME - 1258                    N2518X              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 790 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                JACKSONVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2518X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518X-2024-04-18), registration cancelled 2024-04-18, S/N P206-0018, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811227082159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227082159A), Dec 27, 1981: Cessna P206, Barnwell, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit enroute in clouds. Landed in farm field. Nosed over. No engine defects. Possible fuel select empty tank

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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