# NTSB NYC82DA166: Cessna U206G, N8198G, Batavia, NY, July 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 20:35 local (Jul 25, 1982, 00:35 UTC)
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Coordinates: 42.989952, -78.179771 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9900&lon=-78.1798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA166

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - improper (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8198G), registered now, S/N U20603778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20603778
- Airframe hours: 1015
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724035839A), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna U206G, Batavia, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Aircraft had not been flown in over six months.

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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