- Date
- September 18, 1983, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Garden Prairie, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8449QCessna U206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830918049549A
- Case key
- 12347
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,line - undertorquedCause
Maintenance,installation - improperCause
Fuel system,line - leakCause
Fluid,fuel - starvationCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - cropCause
Analysis
While en route, the fuel pressure dropped, and subsequently, the eng lost power completely. During a landing in a corn field, the acft was damaged. An investigation revealed that the fuel line had separated at the flow divider. Reportedly, the eng had been recently installed by the pilot/mechanic & the fuel line had not been properly torqued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8449Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603307
- Airframe hours
- 2,180
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midstates Aircraft Engines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 12, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 1C5 · Plainfield, IL
- Destination
- Madison, WI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 4,850 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.