Fuel exhaustion Accident Cessna TU206 N4974F, Saturday 13 March 2010

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Date:	Saturday 13 March 2010
Time:	18:00 LT
Type:	Cessna TU206
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N4974F
MSN:	U206-0674
Year of manufacture:	1966
Total airframe hrs:	3103 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Ninnekah, Oklahoma - United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ninnekah, OK (O14)
Destination airport:	Chickasha Municipal Airport, OK (CHK/KCHK)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Shortly after departure and on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine lost power. The pilot tried to make a forced landing on the runway, but the airplane collided with terrain short of the runway. During the impact the airplane struck a berm and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, vertical fin, rudder, and both wings. According to the passengers, the purpose of the flight was to obtain fuel from another airport, and, during takeoff, the fuel gauges appeared to indicate empty. The pilot did not perform a preflight inspection; he told the passengers that he had enough fuel for the 5-minute flight. A postaccident examination of the engine and related systems revealed no preimpact anomalies.

Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

Accident investigation: