Cessna U206D accident near Fort Stockton, Texas, November 4, 1992
On November 4, 1992 at about 2:24 am local time, a Cessna U206D, registered N925RR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Stockton, Texas. It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED FUEL SYSTEM SUMPING PROCEDURES BEFORE FLIGHT AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. FACTORS WERE THE DRIZZLE AND ICING CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 4, 1992 · about 2:24 am local time
- Place
- Fort Stockton, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206D · all U206Ds on the register
- Registration
- N925RR · registry record · serial U206-1324
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN IN A LIGHT DRIZZLE AND ICING CONDITIONS WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. HE REMAINED IN COMMUNICATION WITH ATC DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT TOWARD THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. THE CONDITION OF LIGHT WAS DARK NIGHT AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT BREAK OUT OF THE WEATHER UNTIL NEARLY REACHING THE GROUND. THE LANDING AREA WAS ROUGH UNEVEN OPEN PRAIRIE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE POWERPLANT REVEALED WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THE DELIVERY LINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL CONTROL VALVE. ADDITIONALLY, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE WATER WAS DRAINED AND THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN ASKED BY THE FAA, THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PUBLISHED FUEL TANK SUMPING PROCEDURE RELATIVE TO TRAPPED WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CELLS.
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: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 26,103 hours in all; 106 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 24,603 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,116 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 2, 2000; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ELP El Paso TX at 1:00 am
- Destination: T82 Fredericksburg TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 100 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW93LA031.