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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2019 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair 6 |
| Owner/operator: | Ultra Light Flights LLC |
| Registration: | N5364Q |
| MSN: | U20603063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8881 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hopedale, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chandeleur, KY |
| Barataria, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 18, 2019, about 1330 central daylight time, a Cessna 206 float-equipped airplane, N5364Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident offshore of Hopedale, Louisiana. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries and 2 passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as part of a fishing lodge package.
The pilot and 2 passengers were returning from a fishing trip in the float equipped airplane. The flight path was over water. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the flight path and accident area. Both passengers reported that the airplane was flying low over the water beneath the clouds when it impacted the water. Only portions of the airplane wreckage were recovered, and the engine was not found. The available wreckage was examined, and no anomalies were found other than severe water impact damage. It is likely that the non-instrument rated pilot did not have a visible horizon, lost track of his altitude and descended below the clouds when the airplane impacted the water.
Probable Cause: The controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), resulting from the pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19FA271
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100078
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5364Q
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 2013 | N5364Q | K Bay Air | 0 | Beach on Kamishak Bay in Katmai Nat'l Park, AK | |
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2019 10:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2019 12:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, ] |
| 19-Aug-2019 14:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 19-Aug-2019 16:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 08:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 17:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 20:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Feb-2025 16:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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