Cessna TU206A accident near Greer, SC
On August 2, 1996, a Cessna TU206A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greer, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 2, 1996
- Place
- Greer, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.931°N, 82.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06412
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 1996, at 1915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna TU206A, N4813F, was substantially damaged following a collision with trees and the terrain during a forced landing attempt near Greer, South Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured in the accident. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Charlotte, North Carolina about 1830, and was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan to Dayton, Tennessee at the time of the accident. Personnel at the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Center in Greer, South Carolina reported that the pilot reported that the airplane engine had lost power, and he was getting smoke in the airplane. The air traffic controller attempted to give the pilot radar vectors to the nearest airport, which was a private grass airstrip approximately 5 miles from the pilots position. The radar controller stated that the last altitude readout from the airplane was about 800 feet above ground level, at a point about 1/2 mile west of the airfield. Witnesses in the area of the accident reported that the aircraft engine sounded as if it were making surging sounds and saw smoke exiting the airplane. The aircraft wings appeared to rock back and forth from side to side just prior to the crash, and the aircraft nose appeared to drop to a near vertical attitude just prior to impact. The airplane came to rest inverted. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was certificated as an instrument rated
Probable cause
The disintegration of the number 3 piston, and the pilot's inadequate selection of terrain for the landing.
More accidents in SC
- Beech 200, Feb 4, 2006
- Piper PA-32R-300, Jul 2, 2023
- Beech 58TC, Dec 26, 1991
- Learjet LR60, Sep 20, 2008
- Mooney M20J, Apr 17, 2026
Browse: South Carolina · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
