# NTSB NYC88LA035: Cessna U206F, N8384Q, New Bedford, MA, November 6, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 6, 1987, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36059/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA035

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE CESSNA U206F WAS TAKING OFF FROM A HARBOR. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE IT EXPERIENCED A 40 KNOT AIRSPEED LOSS. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A BEACH. THE ACFT FLIPPED OVR AFTER A PONTOON CAUGHT A ROCK. A WITNESS ON SHORE OBSERVED THE ACFT TKOF AND MAKE A LOW TURN DIRECTLY DOWNWIND. HE SAID THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 KTS AND GUSTY. THE NEW BEDFORD ATCT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8384Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384Q-1991-02-11), registration cancelled 1991-02-11, S/N U20603245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U2063245
- Airframe hours: 2193
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Island Shuttle, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: CUTTYHUNK, MA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; airline transport, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 9,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 7,400 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 22 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: EWB

## 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 19871106062519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106062519A), Nov 6, 1987: Cessna U206F, New Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Unable to climb amphibian after takeoff due to wind shear. Force landed on a beach pontoons hit rocks. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N8384Q (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 NYC86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA149), Jun 9, 1986: Cessna U206 (N8384Q), Presque Isle, ME, substantial damage

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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