Cessna TU206F N8720Q
21 May 1989 · Immokalee, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 May 1989 at about 23:55 local time, a Cessna TU206F registered N8720Q, operated by Cannington, Freddie L., was involved in an accident near Immokalee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Immokalee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Immokalee (IMM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206F
- Registration
- N8720Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cannington, Freddie L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Homestead → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA89FA151
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH THE DESCENT ANGLE WHICH WOULD ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED, IN FLIGHT, WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP BARBED WIRE STRAND IN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS- JUST INSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY - ROLLED APRX 50 FEET HIT A LOG, BOUNCED UP, STRUCK A POLE WITH THE LEFT WING, CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED IN TO THE TURF ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE POLE. THE ACFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH AN ALTERNATE FUEL SYSTEM AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TU206F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1987 | Cessna TU206F | Tavernier, Florida, United States | Robert H. Roll | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1986 | Cessna TU206F | Goliad, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 24 Feb 1985 | Cessna TU206F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Cessna TU206F | Strasburg, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1994 | Cessna TU206F | Crystal River, Florida, United States | Sunrise Community Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Cessna TU206F | Ennis, Montana, United States | Iverson, Paul, E. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1989 | Cessna 172H | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1989 | Piper AEROSTAR 600 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Top Flight Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1989 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Daytona Bch Shr, Florida, United States | Aerial Messages, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft C-45H | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1989 | Coutz QUICKIE Q-2 | Lake City, Florida, United States | Rowe, Reardon L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150M | Miramar, Florida, United States | Tursair, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |