Cessna TU206F accident near Immokalee, Florida, May 21, 1989
On May 21, 1989 at about 11:55 pm local time, a Cessna TU206F, registered N8720Q, was destroyed in an accident near Immokalee, Florida (Immokalee airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH THE DESCENT ANGLE WHICH WOULD ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED, IN FLIGHT, WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 21, 1989 · about 11:55 pm local time
- Place
- Immokalee, Florida · Immokalee
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206F · all TU206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N8720Q · no longer on the register · serial U20603473
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP BARBED WIRE STRAND IN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS- JUST INSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY - ROLLED APRX 50 FEET HIT A LOG, BOUNCED UP, STRUCK A POLE WITH THE LEFT WING, CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED IN TO THE TURF ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE POLE. THE ACFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH AN ALTERNATE FUEL SYSTEM AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.
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The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,060 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,600 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 9, 1988
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: X51 Homestead FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,800 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from FMY, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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