Accident · 1992-06-09

NTSB case MIA92GA134 · CESSNA U206-F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-06-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA U206-F (N8117Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SUWANNEE COUNTY SHERIFF Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUWANNEE COUNTY SHERIFF

Probable cause

IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT/MECHANIC RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF OVER TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT STALL.

Source: NTSB case MIA92GA134

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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