- Date
- June 11, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Somerville, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40416Cessna 206-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820611021809A
- Case key
- 72647
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a cross country flight the pilot switched fuel tanks and the engine quit. The pilot switched back to original setting but could not restart the engine. During the forced landing the aircraft collided with a steel fence. Maintenance personnel stated the engine was flooded by the boost pump during the restart and the lack of altitude prevented clearing the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40416
- Reported as
- Cessna 206-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 206-0020
- Airframe hours
- 2,802
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hand H Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hand H Air Service, Inc.
- Departed
- BPT · Beaumont, TX
- Destination
- AUS · Austin, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 98 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.