# NTSB NYC90LA160: Cessna U206F, N8514Q, Augusta, ME, July 14, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1990, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Location: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3106&lon=-69.7795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36689/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA160

## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS.  THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND ROUGH WATER WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A LAKE WITH VARIABLE CROSSWIND AND QUARTERING TAIL WIND CONDITIONS. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE TOUCH DOWN IN THE WATER, TIP OVER SLIGHTLY, RIGHTED ITSELF, THEN THE DOWNWIND FLOAT SUBMERGED IN THE WATER & THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8514Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8514Q), registered now, S/N U20603371, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: V20603371
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William H. Green
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MANCHESTER, NH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900714025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025659A), Jul 14, 1990: Cessna U206F, Augusta, ME, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Floatplane landing on a pond with a quartering tailwind. Wind lifted wing. Float dug in wing hit. Flipped over.

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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