- Date
- April 9, 1970
- Place
- Allendale, MI · ALLENDALE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8616ZCessna P206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201220
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0148 70/4/9 ALLENDALE,MICH CESSNA P206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 900 TIME - 1045 N8616Z PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON-CANTON,OHIO MUSKEGON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT KNEW FUEL GAUGES WERE INACCURATE BUT DID NOT CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO TKOF. CARGO NOT SECURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8616Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P206B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8616ZRegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Cessna P206BAirframe modelCessna P206BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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