# NTSB FTW82DA079: Cessna U206, N5131U, Noack, TX, March 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 1, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Noack, TX
- Coordinates: 30.569244, -97.410377 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5692&lon=-97.4104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72020/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA079

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131U-2009-07-07), registration cancelled 2009-07-07, S/N 206-0131, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 42060131
- Airframe hours: 1947
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820301001279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820301001279A), Mar 1, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Noack, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on aerial survey flight. Landed in a rough pasture and struck a ditch.

## Other investigations on N5131U (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 FTW67F0551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0551), Apr 3, 1967: Cessna 206 (N5131U), Tyler, TX, 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.

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