- Date
- August 30, 1970
- Place
- Holstein, IA · HOLSTEIN, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5297UCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183297
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3438 70/8/30 HOLSTEIN,IOWA CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 856 TIME - 1145 N5297U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,WISC RAPID CITY,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED L FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY,SELECTED R TANK,ENG DID NOT START.LNDD IN CORN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5297U
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5297URegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Cessna U206Airframe modelCessna U206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N5297U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC98LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTyonek, AKThe pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and downdrafts.NTSB NYC66F0547Accident · Minor injuriesClosedJamaica, NY