- Date
- March 15, 1984, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arecibo, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51032Cessna U206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840315006129A
- Case key
- 31099
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - starvationFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fuel system,tank - blocked(partial)Cause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Fuel system,tank - buckledCause
Fuel system,tank - distortedCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The plt related that the flt dept st croix with 28 gal of fuel aboard. In the vicinity of arecilo, PR the eng lost power. Examination of the fuel tanks showed more than 8 gal of fuel but 'the fuel bladder trapped the fuel from flowing into the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51032
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U205001975
- Airframe hours
- 3,602
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry Galloway
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- STX · St. Croix
- Destination
- BON · Aguadilla, PR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,474 total · 6,474 in this make and model · 6,414 as pilot in command · 178 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 35 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.