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| Date: | Wednesday 12 March 2025 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206G Turbo Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | GPI Geospatial Inc |
| Registration: | N27GP |
| MSN: | U20604105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Orlando Executive Airport, FL (ORL/KORL) |
| Orlando Executive Airport, FL (ORL/KORL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On March 12, 2025, at 1450 eastern daylight time, a Cessna TU206G, N27GP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida. The pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight.
The airplane departed from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florda, about 1440, for an observation flight that was expected to last about 4 hours 30 minutes. According to the pilot, about 10 minutes after takeoff, at an altitude of 1,500 ft above ground level (agl), the engine “stopped.” The pilot verified the ignition switch position, changed fuel tanks, and verified the mixture control position, but he was unable to restart the engine and subsequently elected to make an emergency landing near a canal. The area was long enough; however, it was not wide enough, and the left wing contacted trees before the airplane came to a sudden stop.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, about 30 gallons of aviation fuel spilled from the left wing and about 70 gallons of fuel remained contained within the airplane. The airplane was equipped with an engine data monitor which was recovered. Initial examination of the engine did not reveal any evidence of a catastrophic engine failure or fuel leaks. The engine contained about 8 quarts of oil in the oil sump.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/03/12/aircraft-emergency-pops-up-as-damaged-plane-found-in-orange-county/
https://www.wesh.com/article/plane-crash-in-orange-county/64166062
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27GP
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N27GP/history/20250312/1838Z/KORL/L%2028.49826%20-81.10028
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2a4c7&lat=28.505&lon=-81.121&zoom=14.2&showTrace=2025-03-12&leg=2&trackLabels
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/981012_1679060149.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N683AC
Location
Media:
EMERGENCY LANDING
— Chancelor Winn (@ChancelorWinn) March 12, 2025
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in Wedgefield just east of Orlando.
2 people on board are safe!
A man living nearby shared this video with me showing the plane up close! @fox35orlando pic.twitter.com/fExEs08MQ1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2025 23:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Mar-2025 01:14 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2025 16:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Mar-2025 16:56 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 18-Mar-2025 20:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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