# NTSB LAX81FJA08: Cessna 206G, N6318U, 400mi Ne Hnl, HI, April 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1981
- Place: 400mi Ne Hnl, HI · 400MI NE HNL, HI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FJA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0604  81/4/22    400MI,NE HNL,HI     CESSNA 206G         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 8200
        TIME - 1628                    N6318U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED LOST FUEL PRESSURE WHILE SWITCHING FM FERRY SYS TO ACFT FUEL SYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6318U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6318U-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N U20605421, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810422018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018389A), Apr 22, 1981: Cessna U206G, Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Engine quit on ocean flight due to vapor lock in fuel system. Ditched. Inadequate ferry fuel system design.

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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