Cessna U206F accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 30, 1993
On April 30, 1993 at about 1:22 pm local time, a Cessna U206F, registered N50963, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Oshkosh-Wittman Field). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 30, 1993 · about 1:22 pm local time
- Place
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Oshkosh-Wittman Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · all U206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N50963 · no longer on the register · serial U20601963
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN PREPARING TO LAND, AND WHEN 'ABEAM THE NUMBERS THERE WAS A MOMENTARY POWER LOSS . . . AUX FUEL PUMP TO HIGH POSITION, POWER AND FUEL FLOW WERE REGAINED. ABOUT ON BASE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WAS SUSTAINED . . . I WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE RUNWAY BUT WE CAME UP SHORT . . . .' THE AIRPLANE STRUCK FIVE PARKED TRUCKS BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 784 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 143 in the last 90 days; 72 in the last 30 days; 708 as pilot in command; 186 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,300 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 30, 1992; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Brainerd MN at 11:20 am
- Destination: OSH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 3,208 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:32 pm from OSH, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N50963 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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