Cessna 205 accident near Jeannette, PA
On June 15, 2003, a Cessna 205 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jeannette, PA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 15, 2003
- Place
- Jeannette, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.380°N, 79.607°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030701X00981
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 15, 2003, at 1315 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 205, N124A, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during a forced landing after takeoff from the Greensburg Jeannette Regional Airport (5G8), Jeannette, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot and three (skydiver) passengers were fatally injured. Another (skydiver) passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the parachute drop flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A witness, who was sitting on his motorcycle on the airport ramp, observed the airplane taxi from the grass on the southwest corner of the airport, to runway 02. The airplane immediately departed to the north, and during the initial climb, about 1/4-mile from the runway, the airplane's engine began to sputter. The airplane then began a turn to the left, and initiated what appeared to be a right base entry for a landing on runway 20. The airplane continued the turn, past 270 degrees and the end of runway 20, and headed east, perpendicular to it. As the airplane continued past the runway, it appeared that the engine had regained power, and the airplane began a climb. The witness then lost sight of the airplane behind a trailer, but immediately heard the engine stop producing power, then heard the sound of an impact with trees. The witness also noted that when the airplane initially turned back, it had sufficient altitude and airspeed to reach runway 20. A second witness was sitting on his porch about 1 mile northwest of the airport, when he heard a "
Probable cause
The loss of power caused by fragments of the air filter being ingested in the engine. A factor was the pilot's delayed decision to perform a forced landing after experiencing a partial loss of engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
