Cessna U-206FG N50807
17 September 1983 · Jones Beach, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1983 at about 23:03 local time, a Cessna U-206FG registered N50807 was involved in an accident near Jones Beach, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jones Beach, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- J. F. Kennedy (JFK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U-206FG
- Registration
- N50807
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Washington → Westhampton
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC83FA248
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT DITCHED IN THE OCEAN ABOUT 4 MILES SE OF JONES BEACH, NY FOLLOWING ENG POWER FAILURE. THE 4 OCCUPANTS DROWNED. THE PLT WAS GOING FROM WASHINGTON,DC TO WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY, THE ACFT WAS LAST REFUELED BEFORE ITS DEPARTURE FROM WESTHAMPTON BEACH ON 9/16 WHEN IT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH 58 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE NEXT MORNING THE FLT DEPARTED FOR WASHINGTON, DC AND ARRIVED THERE AT 1030. NO FUEL WAS REQUESTED OR DELIVERED TO THE ACFT. THE FLT DEPARTED WASHINGTON AT 1737 FOR THE 2 HOUR TRIP WITH 3 HOURS OF FUEL LISTED ABOARD. AN ENROUTE FLT CLEARANCE ROUTED THE ACFT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FOR ATC CONSIDERATIONS. ABOUT 15 MIN LATER THE PILOT REPORTED ERRATIC FUEL INDICATIONS AND REQUESTED DIRECT ROUTING TO ISLIP, NY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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