# NTSB CEN17WA160: Cessna U206, Seine-Maritime, France, April 9, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 9, 2017, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Seine-Maritime, France
- Coordinates: 49.666667, 0.2 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.6667&lon=0.2000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95026/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA160

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 9, 2017, about 1430 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna U206-F airplane, F-HNCM, flipped on it back during a forced landing near Seine-Maritime, France, following a loss of engine power. The pilot and four passengers received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local parachute operation flight originated from the Le Havre Octeville Airport (LFOH), France.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of France. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of France. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud 200 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-HNCM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206 (F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U206-01776
- Engines: Continental IO-520F reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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