- Date
- September 22, 1987, 09:43 local (13:43 UTC)
- Place
- Tavernier, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8741QCessna TU206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870922059019A
- Case key
- 31968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ditched in the atlantic about 40 mi e of Tavernier, FL during an extended overwater flt to georgetown, Bahamas. The acft sank after the accident & the plt & his pax were rescued by the USCG unharmed. The fixed base operator where the acft departed, said the plt had advised that the eng driven fuel pump was inop & he was depending on the elect fuel pump to supply fuel to the eng. The purpose of the flt is unknown. The flt plan was cancelled shortly after departure. The plt stated that about 35 mins into the flt, fuel press dropped, & the eng sputtered & lost power. The fixed base oper stated that acft fuel tanks had been topped prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8741Q
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603494
- Airframe hours
- 868
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-540C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert H. Roll
- Registered owner
- Al Lazzari
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 31, 1987
- Departed
- MTH · Marathon, FL
- Destination
- Georgetown,Bahm, OF
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 540 total · 125 in this make and model · 475 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 80 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.