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| Date: | Tuesday 27 December 1988 |
| Time: | 19:13 |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N72249 |
| MSN: | U206-1331 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7656 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | MTMX |
| MFE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:AIRPLANE'S COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAIURE. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM WHICH THE OPERATOR HAD FAILED TO CORRECT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X27428
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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