- Date
- August 10, 1985, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bullfrog Basin, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2187FCessna U-206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850810044759A
- Case key
- 16744
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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) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - starvationFactor
Fuel tank selector position - improperCause
Emergency procedure - initiatedFactor
Remedial action - attemptedFactor
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt was flying on a VFR x-county flt when he allowed the rt fuel tank to run dry which resulted in eng stoppage. After switching fuel an attempted eng restarted was unsuccesfull. The subsequent forced lng resulted in substantial damage to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2187F
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-206-0387
- Airframe hours
- 3,216
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry H. Ritter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 2V2 · Longmont, CO
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 346 total · 88 in this make and model · 241 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.