# NTSB NYC82DA140: Cessna U206, N2147F, Nelson, NH, July 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 5, 1982, 11:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Nelson, NH
- Location: 42.9906° N, 72.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nelson, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9906&lon=-72.1309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71958/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA140

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND LIFT. HE TRIED TO TURN AND LAND; HOWEVER, THE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE LAKE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2147F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2147F-2013-07-11), registration cancelled 2013-07-11, S/N U206-0347, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0347
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Albert L. Stone
- Registered owner: Albert L. Stone
- Departed: NELSON, NH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820705027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705027749A), Jul 5, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Nelson, NH, Destroyed. Pilot claims loss of power after takeoff, crash occurred when pilot tried to return to lake of departure.

## Other investigations on N2147F (1)

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 BFO93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA159), Sep 5, 1993: Cessna 206 (N2147F), Inlet, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the blocked header tank fuel port which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor to the accident were the high obstructions in the emergency landing area.

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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