Cessna P206 N131DV
14 July 2019 · Cascade, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 2019 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna P206 registered N131DV was involved in an accident near Cascade, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cascade, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sulphur Creek Ranch (ID74)
- Coordinates
- 44.5379, -115.3579
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206
- Registration
- N131DV
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1965
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cascade → Driggs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR19LA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper leaning of the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After a normal preflight and engine run-up, the airplane departed. About 75 ft above ground level (agl), the engine rpm smoothly deteriorated to a total loss of power. The pilot configured the airplane in a nose-low pitch attitude in an attempt to avoid stalling and made an off-airstrip landing. The pilot could not recall his next actions but thought he may have unintentionally turned the fuel selector to the OFF position after the loss of power, thinking he was switching to the other (fuller) wing tank. The airplane collided with the thick brush off the end of the runway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. During a postaccident examination, investigators found the fuel selector in the OFF position. The engine successfully started and ran during a test run. The postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a malfunction or failure with the engine or airframe that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not know the reason for the loss of engine power but opined that he possibly leaned the engine too aggressively for the density altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2019 | Cessna P206 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | Jil Llc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2020 | Cessna P206 | Hill City, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Cessna P206 | Kamarang, Guyana | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Cessna P206 | West Creek, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2015 | Cessna P206 | Key West, Florida, United States | Exec Air Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Cessna P206 | Cozumel, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2019 | Stinson 108 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2019 | Air Tractor AT 400A | Parma, Idaho, United States | Oregon Trail Air Service Llc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Cessna 175 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Inceptus Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Lancair LANCAIR IV | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 May 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Melba, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |