Cessna T206H accident near Lovell, ME
On August 4, 2007, a Cessna T206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lovell, ME. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 2007
- Place
- Lovell, ME
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.200°N, 70.903°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070814X01185
NTSB summary
On August 4, 2007, about 1000 eastern daylight time, an amphibious floatplane, Cessna T206H, N206MW, nosed over during landing on Lake Kezar in Lovell, Maine. The certificated commercial pilot, who was the owner of the airplane, was killed. One passenger received serious injuries, three passengers received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was operated as a personal sightseeing flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from a private airstrip in Fryeburg, Maine, at 0945 the same day. According to the passengers, the flight was for the purpose of sightseeing around the local area. The pilot and passengers had been at a family outing when the pilot offered them a chance to fly in a floatplane and see the local area. The passengers were a family of four; two adults, a 3-year-old boy, and a 5-year-old girl. During the flight the father sat in the front right seat, the mother, holding the 3-year-old boy, sat behind the father, and the 5-year-old girl sat behind the pilot. Both parents stated that they were given a very good briefing on emergency evacuation procedures. They stated that the takeoff and flight were uneventful. As they approached the lake, the pilot made a comment that it was time to land. As the airplane touched down on the water, they felt like it skipped and immediately went over on the nose in a "summersault." The cabin filled with water immediately and it got dark an
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious floatplane's landing gear during a water landing.
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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.
