Cessna 205 N647MA
7 May 1988 · Moline, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1988 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N647MA, operated by CDN Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Moline, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moline, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moline (MLI)
- Coordinates
- 41.4799, -90.4796
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N647MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- CDN Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEE04
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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
DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND THEN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE SUBSEQUENT OFF AIRPORT LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP REVEALED INTERNAL BEARING FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE PUMP SHAFT TO SEIZE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1988 | Cessna 205 | Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States | Raymund R. Wilbur III | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1988 | Cessna 205 | Elgin, Texas, United States | Christopher, Vijjeswarapu S. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jun 1987 | Cessna 205C | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | Zeemack Aircraft Sales | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Nov 1989 | Cessna 205 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 205 | Midland, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Cessna 205 | Bluff, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |