- Date
- August 16, 1985, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Leesburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7144QCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850816044189A
- Case key
- 11194
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Analysis
The acft was on a round-robin x-country flt from Leesburg to manassas, VA, gaithersburg, MD & return to Leesburg. When the plt departed gaithersburg on the final leg of the flt, he estimated he had 11 gal of fuel. He reported that during arrival at Leesburg, the eng lost power as the acft was turning onto final apch for rwy 35. At that time, the plt noted that the left fuel gage indicated about 3/8 full, so he moved the fuel selector to that position. Reportedly, the right fuel gage indicated at or near empty. The plt was unable to start the eng. Subsequently, during an emerg landing, the acft hit a fence & nosed over. No usable fuel was found in the acft during a post-crash exam.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7144Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603075
- Airframe hours
- 6,800
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F-9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Scott Whitaker Voorhees
- Registered owner
- Alan M. Voorhees
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 22, 1985 · 179 hours before
- Departed
- GAI · Gaithersburg, MD
- Destination
- W09
- Airport
- WO9 · Leesburg, runway 35, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 91 total · 14 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.