# NTSB NYC85LA200: Cessna 206, N5197U, Duanesburg, NY, July 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1985, 20:30 local (Jul 31, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Duanesburg, NY
- Coordinates: 42.760684, -74.130783 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7607&lon=-74.1308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35937/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA200

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, climb
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - maneuver - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - buzzing - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - altitude - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDIDNG TO THE PILOT, HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER DUANESBURG AIRPORT TO OBSERVE THE AREA BEFORE LANDING. WHILE OVER THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROUTE 20. THE PASS WAS MADE AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT AND NEAR THE DUANESBURG AIRPORT, THEY SAW AN AIRCRAFT MAKE A PASS OVER THE AIRPORT AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE AND FAST SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING WIDE OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB AND A LEFT TURN PRIOR TO DESCENDING QUICKLY OUT OF SIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5197U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0197
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Duanesburg Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: NY77, DELANSON, NY
- Destination: 4B1, DUANESBURG, NY
- Airport: 4B1, Duanesburg

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 500 total, 130 in this make and model, 430 as pilot in command, 99 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19850730035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730035129A), Jul 30, 1985: Cessna 206CESSNA, Duanesburg, NY, Destroyed. Ran fuel tank dry while buzzing the airport. Landed on route 20. Hit road signs and posts. Reexamined under 609.

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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