Cessna U206F accident near Ludington, MI
On July 23, 2010, a Cessna U206F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ludington, MI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 23, 2010
- Place
- Ludington, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.002°N, 86.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100809X15745
Official records · CEN10FA465
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript of Preflight Briefing: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 23, 2010, at 1017 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna U206F, N82531, sustained substantial damage when it was ditched in Lake Michigan about 5 miles west of Ludington, Michigan, after a loss of engine power. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot as a personal flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. It departed the Gratiot Community Airport (AMN), Alma, Michigan, at 0850 and was en route to Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota. The single-engine airplane was over Lake Michigan at 10,000 feet above mean sea level (msl) when the engine lost power. The pilot reversed course but was unable to reach the shore, and he ditched the airplane. The pilot survived and was rescued by a fishing boat about 38 minutes later. The pilot rated passenger and three other passengers did not survive. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was activated. On July 23, 2010, about 0659, the pilot rated passenger called the Princeton Automated Flight Service Station to obtain a weather brief and to file an IFR flight plan. The briefer informed him that there was an airmen's meteorological information (AIRMET) for IFR conditions for the entire route of flight that was valid until about 1100 - 1400. There was a Convective significant meteorological information (SIGMET) to the south that paralleled the route of flight. The briefer reported that the winds aloft were from 260 degrees at 41 knots at 9,000 feet, and 270 degrees at 35 knots at 12,000 feet. The
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of accumulated debris in the fuel system from an undetermined source. Also causal was the inadequate annual maintenance inspection that did not include inspection of the firewall fuel strainer and the fuel inlet screen.
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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.
