- Date
- March 1, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Noack, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5131UCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820301001279A
- Case key
- 72020
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was on a one hour flight for aerial survey to giddings, Texas and return. The right fuel tank ran dry and he switched to the left tank which indicated nearly 1/4 full. Approximately 20 minutes later, the engine stopped operating. A forced landing was made in a pasture. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed when rutted terrain was encountered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5131U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42060131
- Airframe hours
- 1,947
- Engine
- Continental IO-520A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- F. A. Hilderbrand Jr.
- Registered owner
- F. A. Hilderbrand Jr.
- Departed
- Austin, TX
- Destination
- Austin, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,410 total · 483 in this make and model · 2,410 as pilot in command · 185 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5131U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.