# NTSB MIA75FKG50: Cessna P206, N8776Z, Augusta, GA, December 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4081   74/12/2   AUGUSTA,GA          CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3000
        TIME - 2005                    N8776Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  AIKEN,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R WING FUEL CAP LOOSE HELD BY CHAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8776Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8776Z-1990-03-19), registration cancelled 1990-03-19, S/N P2060576 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206d) (registry code 2073338) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bush Field

## 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 19741202041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202041199A), Dec 2, 1974: Cessna P206D, Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. R wing fuel cap loose held by chain.

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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