Cessna 208 N551CC
29 September 1985 · Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 1985 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N551CC was involved in an accident near Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States. 17 people were on board and 17 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Wind Sport Parachute
- Coordinates
- 33.2897, -83.9607
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- N551CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85MA286
People
17 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 17 | 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
AS THE PLT & 16 JUMPERS DEPTD ON A SKYDIVING FLT, THE ENG LOST PWR AT APRX 300' AGL. THE ACFT THEN BANKED STEEPLY LEFT, SPIRALED IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE & CRASHED. AN EXAM REVEALED FUEL IN THE TANKS WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WTR & FOREIGN MATERIAL WITH THE APPEARANCE OF BROWN ALGAE. MILKY FLUID (APRX 65% JET FUEL & 34% WTR) WAS FND IN THE ENG FUEL CONTROL, AS WELL AS IRON CONTAMINANTS. DARK STRINGY MATERIAL WAS FND IN THE FUEL FILTERS. THE ACFT HAD BEEN REFUELED FM 55 GAL DRUMS WHICH CONTAINED CONTAMINATED FUEL. THE DRUMS WERE STORED UPRIGHT & RAIN WATER COULD LEAK THRU THE FILLER CAPS. N551CC HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WHICH ON OCCASIONS CAUSED THE FUEL BYPASS INDICATOR TO DISPLAY. RPRTDLY, THE STALL WARNING CIRCUIT BRKR HAD BEEN DISENGAGED ON OTHER OCCASIONS, SO AS NOT TO STARTLE THE JUMPERS; HOWEVER, DUE TO DMG, ITS PREIMPACT PSN COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. ACFT WAS ESTD TO BE 370 LBS OVR ITS MAX WT LMT & 1' FWD OF THE CG LMT. THE9 PAX SEATS HAD BEEN RMVD TO HAUL UP TO 18 JUMPERS. PAX SEAT BELTS WERE NOT USED. LACK OF FAA SURVEILLANCE WAS NOTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1985 | Cessna 208 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Hermens Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 1987 | Cessna 208 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Hermens Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Cessna 208B | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mountain Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 208A | Fairfield, California, United States | Union Flights | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1987 | Cessna 208 | Atmautluak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1987 | Cessna 208 | Cima, California, United States | California Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20J | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Reidsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Luscombe 8A | Suches, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |