- Date
- March 3, 1980
- Place
- Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50955Cessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800303018209A
- Case key
- 131750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0254 80/3/3 NR.ARLINGTON,TX CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1807 N50955 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 23, 894 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TX GRAND PRAIRIE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT UN TO GLIDE TO SHORE AFTER ENG QUIT RUNNING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50955
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N50955Registration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Cessna U206FAirframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.