# NTSB CEN25LA301: Cessna U206G, N756XY, Kerrville, TX, July 25, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 24, 2025, 19:20 local (Jul 25, 2025, 00:20 UTC) - Place: Kerrville, TX - Coordinates: 30.03797, -99.16878 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0380&lon=-99.1688&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 200692 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200692/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200692 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA301 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to confirm the fuel quantity before flight which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Inadequate inspection (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Inspection: preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 551 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md) - [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna U206G, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2073356), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was planning an evening flight in the local area. The engine run-up, takeoff, and initial portion of the flight were normal. About 20 minutes after takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restore engine power by switching fuel tanks; however, those efforts were unsuccessful. He subsequently executed a forced landing to a road and during the rollout, the right wing impacted a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. A postaccident examination revealed a small amount of fuel remained in the left fuel tank, and the right tank contained less than one quart of fuel. The fuel tanks and fuel system were not compromised. The pilot reported checking the airplane fuel quantity before the flight using the cockpit gauges which indicated near full. He acknowledged that the fuel quantity was not visually checked during the preflight inspection, and that he relied solely on the fuel gauges. He added that the fuel gauges were unreliable in the past, and the fuel sender units had been replaced; however, the fuel gauges continued to “wobble significantly” after the sender units were replaced. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N756XY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756XY), registered now, S/N U20604450, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G - Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20604450 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 3989 - Engines: Continental IO-520-F9B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 2025, 20 hours before - Departed: T82, Fredericksburg, TX - Destination: T82, Fredericksburg, TX - Airport: N/A, N/A - Equipment: Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 21, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 276 total, 194 in this make and model, 217 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 10 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: KERV, 6 nm away - METAR: METAR KERV 240015Z AUTO 17010G14KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A3001 ## 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 20250724009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250724009359A), Jul 24, 2025: Cessna U206G, Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed from T82, and at approximately 1920 experienced engine problems. The pilot elected to make a landing in a neighborhood. During rollout,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 18, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200692. 17.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 16.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19123240&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Report%20--%20CEN25LA301_redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 251 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19122804&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos%20--%20CEN25LA301-Rel.pdf - Conversation summary -- FAA inspector (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19123792&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20--%20FAA(McMillan)_04Aug2025-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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