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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N666HS |
| MSN: | U20606784 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moore, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Garden Valley, ID |
| Arco Butte, ID | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AS THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN APPROACH TO LAND, ITS ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT COULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT HAD CALCULATED HE HAD 52 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING, BUT THE FAA REPORTED THERE WAS NO FUEL LEFT IN THE AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A FENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA162
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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