- Date
- August 17, 1966
- Place
- Westerly, RI · WESTERLY, RI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8077ZCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3927 66/8/17 NR.WESTERLY RI CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 633 TIME - 1136 N8077Z PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLY STATE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- FUEL EXHAUSTED IN RT TANK. MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS INADEQUATE FOR ENG RESTARTING INFLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8077Z
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Westerly State
N8077ZRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2019 · Cessna U206AAirframe modelCessna U206AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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