# NTSB CEN26LA223: Cessna T206H, N72RK, Bryant, AR, June 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 11, 2026, 12:27 local (17:27 UTC)
- Place: Bryant, AR · Field
- Coordinates: 34.575669, -92.493041 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5757&lon=-92.4930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA223
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA223

## Preliminary report

On June 10, 2026, about 1223 central daylight time, a Cessna T206H airplane, N72RK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bryant, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 aerial surveying flight. The pilot reported that while in cruise flight and approaching his destination airport, he switched the fuel selector from “Both” to “Right” because the right tank contained more fuel. Shortly after switching tanks, the engine began to lose power. The pilot switched back to “Both”, but the airplane continued to lose power, and he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot executed a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the airplane struck trees at the end of the field resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72RK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72RK), registered now, S/N T20608315, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Registry model: [Cessna T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (registry code 2073303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (registry code 42004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T20608315
- Year built: 2001
- Airframe hours: 8657
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Aerial Services Inc
- Registered owner: Aerial Services Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 23, 2026, 378 hours before
- Departed: ASG, Springdale, AR
- Destination: SUZ, Benton, AR
- Airport: SUZ
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observed at: LIT, 15 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLIT 101553Z 24010KT 10SM SCT035 31/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03060222 $

## 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 20260611007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260611007489A), Jun 11, 2026: Cessna T206H, Bryant, AR, Substantial damage. On June 11, 2026, at or about 17:27Z, a Cessna T206 experienced partial power failure during descent to pine bluff regional airport (kpbf) while approximately…

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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