- Date
- March 26, 1985, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pharr, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- XBANRCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21709
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - utility poleFactor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Fire
Analysis
The aircraft is mexican registered and was being flown by a mexican national, from mcallen TX. To tuxpan ver. Mexico. Its cargo was television sets. About five minutes after departing mcallen the pilot reported a power loss and that he was returning to the airport. Shortly thereafter the aircraft struck a power pole and house and collided with the terrain. It then caught fire and burned. The reason for the reported engine failure is unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XBANR
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Francisco Hernandez J
- Departed
- MFE · Mcallen, TX
- Destination
- Tuxpan Ver
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None