- Date
- June 9, 1986, 08:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place
- Presque Isle, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8384QCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860609022909A
- Case key
- 30354
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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
According to the plt, the eng lost power about 10 min after he took off while flying at low altitude. He landed in a field that was surrounded by trees. Drg the landing, the rgt float, rgt wing & rgt side of the empennage were damaged. No reason was found for the loss of power. According to the plt, the winds were from the nw at 35 to 45 mph.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8384Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20603245
- Airframe hours
- 1,640
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-C, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter Briggs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Portage Lane, ME
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,610 total · 56 in this make and model · 3,610 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 35 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- 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.
Other investigations on N8384Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.