# NTSB LAX88LA239: Cessna 206F, N33284, Healdsburg, CA, June 29, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1988, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Coordinates: 38.62907, -122.88945 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6291&lon=-122.8894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA239
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA239

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,screen - improper (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - roll
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF CORROSION IN THE MAIN FUEL SUMP BOWL AND ON THE FUEL INJECTION THROTTLE BODY FUEL SCREEN. THE MAIN FUEL SUMP BOWL SCREEN WAS DAMAGED AND INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO OTHER NOTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N33284 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20602712
- Airframe hours: 1384
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C3 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Prestin, Donald R.
- Registered owner: W. T. Fugarwe Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1988
- Airport: 031, Healdsburg

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 15,004 total, 67 in this make and model, 9,726 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19880629024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629024209A), Jun 29, 1988: Cessna TU206F, Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a test flight after work in carburetor. Crash landed on end of runway. Carb corroded screen reversed

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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