- Date
- July 24, 1982, 20:35 local (Jul 25, 1982, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Batavia, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8198GCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820724035839A
- Case key
- 69886
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft had been parked at the genesee county airport since the fall of 1981. The accident flight was the first the aircraft had flown since the fall. As the aircraft cleared the end of the runway, and attained an altitude of approximately 300 feet, a complete loss of power occurred. The pilot was unable to extend the glide back to the airport and landed in an open field. Examination of the fuel system revealed water and other contaminants in the system. Although test were conducted that concluded the fuel did not meet the specifications of aviation grade fuel, testing did not include a determination of the specific type or grade of fuel and/or possible mixture of fuels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8198G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603778
- Airframe hours
- 1,015
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F9, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph P. Navik
- Registered owner
- Joseph P. Navik
- Departed
- Batavia, NY
- Destination
- Batavia, NY
- Airport
- runway 10, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 62
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 20 in this make and model · 20,000 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.