# NTSB ERA18WA143: Cessna U206F, N8281Q, Trelawny, Jamaica, May 4, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 4, 2018, 21:36 local (21:36 UTC)
- Place: Trelawny, Jamaica
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97189/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA143

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Jamaica has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA U206F airplane that occurred on May 04, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Jamaica's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Jamaica.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8281Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8281Q), registered now, S/N U20603142, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F (F)
- 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: U20603142
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Registered owner: 9 North LLC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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