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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1989 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8720Q |
| MSN: | U20603473 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1600 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Immokalee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Homestead, FL (X51) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP BARBED WIRE STRAND IN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS- JUST INSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY - ROLLED APRX 50 FEET HIT A LOG, BOUNCED UP, STRUCK A POLE WITH THE LEFT WING, CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED IN TO THE TURF ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE POLE. THE ACFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH AN ALTERNATE FUEL SYSTEM AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH THE DESCENT ANGLE WHICH WOULD ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED, IN FLIGHT, WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28367
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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