# NTSB DFW08CA085: Cessna 206, N1386V, Peyton, CO, March 21, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 21, 2008, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Peyton, CO - Coordinates: 39.10361, -104.539718 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1036&lon=-104.5397&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67702 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67702/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA085 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. ## 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 U206F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2073333), [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 U206F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 551 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md) - [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis Shortly after takeoff the single-engine airplane lost engine power. The private pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the airplane flipped over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The airplane was substantially damaged during the landing sequence. In a telephone interview with the Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator-in-Charge, the pilot stated that, "he didn't check his fuel prior to departure and that he ran out of gas." The operator did not submit a completed NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident report as requested, at the time this report was prepared. ## Factual narrative Shortly after take-off the single-engine airplane lost engine power. The private pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the aircraft flipped over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the landing sequence. In a telephone interview with the Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator-in-Charge, the pilot stated that, "he didn't check his fuel prior to departure and that he ran out of gas." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1386V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1386V-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N U20602596, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20602596 - Airframe hours: 2782 - Engines: Continental IO-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2008 - Departed: 00V, COLORADO SPRING, CO - Destination: K58, ASHLAND, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 2,128 total, 1,452 in this make and model, 2,128 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported - Wind: 290° at 20 knots, gusting 27 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KCOS, 10 nm away ## 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 20080321013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321013069A), Mar 21, 2008: Cessna U206F, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed meadow lake airport. Then minutes into the flight the engine quit. He then switched fuel tank selector from the… ## Other investigations on N1386V (1) 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. - [NTSB MKC84LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA261), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna U206F (N1386V), Satanta, KS, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.