- Date
- June 16, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8621ZCessna P206C
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860616025369A
- Case key
- 21911
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Analysis
The aircraft impacted the marshy terrain while in a very shallow descent and wings level attitude and at a relatively high speed (I.e.,cruise). It then cartwheeled and slid to a stop. There was evidence of substantial engine power being developed at impact. Extended range fuel tanks had been added to the wing tips along with an in-cabin tank for an extra fuel capacity of 75-80 gallons. All tanks apparently had been filled. The points of departure and intended landing along with the time of the accident, are unknown. The aircraft was loaded with contraband cargo. The autopilot 'altitude hold' was engaged. No radar track of the aircraft was found, probably due to low altitude flight. The aircraft most probably descended due to a barometric pressure change while the pilot was asleep or inattentive and impacted the terrain.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8621Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0421
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy H. Tucker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.