# NTSB MKC82DA173: Cessna U206F, N9530G, Baton Rouge, LA, September 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 19, 1982, 20:00 local (Sep 20, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB coordinates: 36.740589, -91.859794 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA173

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, descent - normal
  - fuel system,selector/valve - disconnected (cause)
  - fuel system,selector/valve - failure,partial (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)
  - object - guy wire (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT CHANGED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 2200 FT MSL. THE ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY CHANGING FUEL SELECTOR POSITION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE ROLL PIN, PN NAS561P3-6, HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE YOKE, PN HE 1328. THIS ALLOWED SLIPPAGE BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. THE SELECTOR VALVE ROTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9530G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9530G-1998-04-27), registration cancelled 1998-04-27, S/N U20601730 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: L120601730
- Airframe hours: 22
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fred Toten
- Registered owner: Fred Toten
- Departed: H63, BATON ROUGE, LA
- Destination: C, WEST PLAINS, MO
- Airport: H63, West Plains Muni., runway 32, 3,210 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,825 total, 39 in this make and model, 17 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19820919047569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919047569A), Sep 19, 1982: Cessna U206F, West Plains, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit after selecting fuller tank for landing. Crash landed. Fuel selector roll pin fell out on off position.

## Other investigations on N9530G (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA91WA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91WA066), Jan 14, 1991: Cessna U206F (N9530G), Montserrat, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX73FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ59), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna U206F (N9530G), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage

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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