Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Braithwaite, Louisiana 70040
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 9:45 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On August 13, 2014, about 0945 central daylight time, a Cessna model U206E airplane, N2272X, was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines and terrain during a forced landing near Braithwaite, Louisiana. The airline transport pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Southern Seaplane Inc. under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 with a company visual flight rules flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area observation flight that departed at 0710 from Southern Seaplane Airport (65LA) near Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
The pilot reported that the accident flight was uneventful until the airplane was maneuvering toward the intended destination (65LA) at an altitude of 500 feet above the ground. The pilot reported that the engine began running rough and he surmised that the right fuel tank was likely running low on fuel. He stated that as he changed the fuel selector position, from the right wing fuel tank to the left wing fuel tank, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot reported that he did not utilize the electric fuel boost pump while changing fuel tanks. Due to the airplane's low altitude, the pilot performed an immediate forced landing to a nearby road; however, before landing, the airplane collided with a power line that the pilot reportedly never saw. The left wing leading edge, both wing support struts, and the aft fuselage were damaged during the forced landing. The pilot reported that he had departed with 70 gallons of fuel, evenly distributed between both wing fuel tanks. He stated that the airplane had been drawing fuel from the right fuel tank for the entire accident flight, which was 2 hours 35 minutes in duration, and that he did not switch fuel tanks until the engine began running rough.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/13/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 945 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Braithwaite |
| Event State | LOUISIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 70040 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 295037N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0895846W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 945 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 90 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | NBG |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 8 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 29 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 22 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 60 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.01 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KNBG 131455Z 06005KT 8SM BKN250 29/22 A3001 |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Central Region Duty Officer - |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 13 2014 6:01PM |
| User who most recently changed record | foxt |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N2272X |
| NTSB Number | CEN14LA425 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | U206E |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | U206-01556 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Southern Seaplane Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1 Couquille Drive |
| Aircraft Owner City | Belle Chasse |
| Aircraft Owner State | LA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 70037 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Southern Seaplane Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 1 Couquille Drive |
| Operator City | Belle Chasse |
| Operator State | LA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 70037 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 65LA |
| Departure City | Belle Chasse |
| Departure State | LA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 710 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | 65LA |
| Destination City | Belle Chasse |
| Destination State | LA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 13 2014 6:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | foxt |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |