Cessna TU206B N4757F

Summary

On 5 June 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna TU206B registered N4757F, operated by Lecander, Robert L., was involved in an accident near Ellsworth, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 1988 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellsworth, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

44.7305, -92.4696

Aircraft

Cessna TU206B

Registration

N4757F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lecander, Robert L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elmwood → Red Wing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA125

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 23 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH BOTH FUEL GUAGES READ EMPTY. AFTERWARD THE PILOT SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE LET AIR IN THE FUEL LINES WHEN HE ROCKED THE WINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE FUEL GUAGES TO INDICATE SOME FUEL QUANTITY, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE. NO PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS MADE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.