# NTSB LAX81FUG47: Cessna 206, N5052U, Riverside, CA, August 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1981
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1798  81/8/28    RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4730
        TIME - 1405                    N5052U              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 2750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST PWR USING R FUEL TNK.NO FUEL PRES W AUX PMP FM EITHER TNK.R TNK EMPTY,WIRE SEPD FM BOOST PMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5052U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052U-1983-08-29), registration cancelled 1983-08-29, S/N 206-0052 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Muni

## 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 19810828052499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052499A), Aug 28, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent into pattern. Landed in a field, flipped over. Had run one tank dry. Fuel boost inoperative.

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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