Cessna U206F N8449Q
18 September 1983 · Garden Prairie, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N8449Q was involved in an accident near Garden Prairie, Illinois, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden Prairie, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2496, -88.7304
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F
- Registration
- N8449Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainfield → Madison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA430
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
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENG LOST POWER COMPLETELY. DURING A LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED AT THE FLOW DIVIDER. REPORTEDLY, THE ENG HAD BEEN RECENTLY INSTALLED BY THE PILOT/MECHANIC & THE FUEL LINE HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1983 | Cessna U206F | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Cessna U206F | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna U206F | Modesto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1982 | Cessna U206F | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Fred Toten | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Cessna U206F | Arecibo | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Cessna U206F | Katy, Texas, United States | Douglas A. Freeman | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |