Cessna 206 N1386V

Summary

On 21 March 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N1386V was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 March 2008 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.1036, -104.5397

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N1386V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Spring → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

DFW08CA085

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff the single-engine airplane lost engine power. The private pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the airplane flipped over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The airplane was substantially damaged during the landing sequence. In a telephone interview with the Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator-in-Charge, the pilot stated that, "he didn't check his fuel prior to departure and that he ran out of gas." The operator did not submit a completed NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident report as requested, at the time this report was prepared.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.