Cessna U206G N5359U

Summary

On 9 November 1988 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N5359U, operated by Rohl, Lawrence E., was involved in an accident near Montezuma, Iowa, 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.

Date

9 November 1988 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Montezuma, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Sig Field (7C5)

Coordinates

41.5809, -92.5190

Aircraft

Cessna U206G

Registration

N5359U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rohl, Lawrence E.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Rapid City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC89LA021

Nobody was injured.

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 ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY CARGO FLIGHT, THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID HIS ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THAT WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS. HE CONTINUED TOWARD HIS DESTINATION ABOUT 2 MORE HOURS WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATED AND DARKNESS ARRIVED. UNSURE OF HIS LOCATION HE SPOTTED RUNWAY LIGHTS BELOW AND SPIRALED DOWN TO LAND ON THE UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. DURING THE DOWNWIND LANDING ATTEMPT ON WET TURF HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.