Cessna U206 N60166
6 May 1982 · Millinocket, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N60166, operated by Millinocket Lake Flying Servic, was involved in an accident near Millinocket, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Millinocket, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N60166
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Millinocket Lake Flying Servic
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Smith Pond → New Egypt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FNC09
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BEFORE DEPARTING SMITH POND, MAINE, THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL AND ESTIMATED HE HAD BETWEEN 30 AND 40 GALLONS ON BOARD. HE FLEW TO WATERVILLE, THEN TO KATACHDINE LAKE, AND WAS ON THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND THE ENGINE STARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED OVER LEVEL TERRAIN COVERED WITH TREES, BUT WITH NO CLEARING. THE FLOAT PLANE WAS BADLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN THE WOODED AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS A NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND THE FUEL GAUGES READ FULL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK VENTS. HOWEVER, AN INSPECTION REVEALED THEY WERE CLEAN AND HAD NO SIGNS OF BLOCKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 216 MILES AFTER DEPARTING SMITH POND. THE ESTIMATED CRUISE SPEED WITH FLOATS WAS ABOUT 110 MPH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL FLOW METER WAS INDICATING ABOUT 15 GAL/HR IN FLIGHT. THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY DURING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON 5/27/82.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna U206 | Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States | Robert F. Stanford | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1982 | Cessna U206 G | Near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Baker Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Cessna U206 | Cove, Oregon, United States | Levern Draper | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Cessna U206 | Nelson, New Hampshire, United States | Albert L. Stone | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1982 | Cessna U206 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Cyril D. Hetherington | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1982 | Cessna U206 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | William R. Petaja | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1982 | Cessna 205A | Augusta, Maine, United States | Atlantic Tree Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Ted Smith 601P | Augusta, Maine, United States | Saul Duff Kronovet | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1982 | Piper J3C-65 | Augusta, Maine, United States | Balloon Drifters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172K | Vinalhaven, Maine, United States | Maine Coast Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Cessna 210 | Carrabassett, Maine, United States | Ronald Loder | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172P | Greenville, Maine, United States | Turner Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |