- Date
- June 12, 1986, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tahoka, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5195UCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860612024879A
- Case key
- 22039
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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.
Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing in a fld following a loss of pwr due to fuel exhaustion. The plt reported that after aprx 9 minutes of flt a total loss of pwr was experienced. The plt selected an open fld in which to land. The nose gear sunk in soft terrain and the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection failed to disclose any fuel in the fuel system. No evidence of fuel spillage was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5195U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 206-0195
- Airframe hours
- 5,497
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William K. Hunt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- 2FH · Tahoka, TX
- Destination
- LUB · Lubbock, 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,554 total · 450 in this make and model · 1,554 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBB, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.