Cessna TU206G accident near Midvale, Utah, July 25, 1998
On July 25, 1998 at about 4:15 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N102AK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Midvale, Utah. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 25, 1998 · about 4:15 pm local time
- Place
- Midvale, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N102AK · registry record · serial U20604116
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot obtained a weather briefing and departed Chico, California, en route to Heber, Utah. When he was fourteen miles west of Heber, he encountered thunderstorms and rain. He contacted Salt Lake City Approach Control and was directed to descend to 5,500 feet and vectored towards the Salt Lake City Municipal Airport. Approximately 6 miles southeast of the airport, the engine lost power. He switched fuel tanks and tried to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. He made a forced landing on a rolling field surrounded by power lines. The airplane struck the ground and rolled approximately 100 to 125 feet uphill. The engine separated from the firewall, and a fire erupted between the engine and firewall that was quickly extinguished by the pilot. The airplane had received an annual inspection on July 20, 1998, at which time it was refueled. It did not fly again until the day of the accident. The pilot did not physically inspect the fuel tanks prior to his departure from Chico.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 915 hours in all; 415 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,002 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 20, 1998
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CIC Chico CA at 1:40 pm
- Destination: 36U Heber City UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 9,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:56 pm from SLC, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 FTW98LA331.