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| NTSB Identification: ATL85MA286. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 29687. |
| Accident occurred Sunday, September 29, 1985 at JENKINSBURG, GA |
| Aircraft: CESSNA 208, registration: N551CC |
| Injuries: 17 Fatal |
| Event: 20001214X37718 Status: Final Report |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| AS THE PLT & 16 JUMPERS DEPTD ON A SKYDIVING FLT, THE ENG LOST PWR AT APRX 300' AGL. THE ACFT THEN BANKED STEEPLY LEFT, SPIRALED IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE & CRASHED. AN EXAM REVEALED FUEL IN THE TANKS WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WTR & FOREIGN MATERIAL WITH THE APPEARANCE OF BROWN ALGAE. MILKY FLUID (APRX 65% JET FUEL & 34% WTR) WAS FND IN THE ENG FUEL CONTROL, AS WELL AS IRON CONTAMINANTS. DARK STRINGY MATERIAL WAS FND IN THE FUEL FILTERS. THE ACFT HAD BEEN REFUELED FM 55 GAL DRUMS WHICH CONTAINED CONTAMINATED FUEL. THE DRUMS WERE STORED UPRIGHT & RAIN WATER COULD LEAK THRU THE FILLER CAPS. N551CC HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WHICH ON OCCASIONS CAUSED THE FUEL BYPASS INDICATOR TO DISPLAY. RPRTDLY, THE STALL WARNING CIRCUIT BRKR HAD BEEN DISENGAGED ON OTHER OCCASIONS, SO AS NOT TO STARTLE THE JUMPERS; HOWEVER, DUE TO DMG, ITS PREIMPACT PSN COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. ACFT WAS ESTD TO BE 370 LBS OVR ITS MAX WT LMT & 1' FWD OF THE CG LMT. THE9 PAX SEATS HAD BEEN RMVD TO HAUL UP TO 18 JUMPERS. PAX SEAT BELTS WERE NOT USED. LACK OF FAA SURVEILLANCE WAS NOTED. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - NONMECHANICAL |
| Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) MAINTENANCE, SERVICE OF AIRCRAFT/EQUIPMENT / IMPROPER / COMPANY/OPERATOR |
| MANAGEMENT |
| 2 ( Factor ) FUEL SYSTEM / CONTAMINATION / (0) |
| 3 (Finding) FUEL SYSTEM, FILTER / BLOCKED (PARTIAL) / (0) |
| 4 ( Cause ) OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT / PERFORMED / COMPANY/OPERATOR |
| MANAGEMENT |
| 5 ( Factor ) INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF OPERATION / (0) / FAA (ORGANIZATION) |
| 6 ( Cause ) FLUID, FUEL / CONTAMINATION / (0) |
| 7 ( Cause ) FLUID, FUEL / WATER / (0) |
| Occurrence: 2, LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT |
| Phase of Operation: MANEUVERING - TURN TO LANDING AREA (EMERGENCY) |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 2 |
| 1 (Finding) AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE / EXCEEDED / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| 2 ( Factor ) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CIRCUIT BREAKER / NOT ENGAGED / (0) |
| 3 ( Factor ) WARNING SYSTEM (OTHER) / (1123) / (0) |
| 4 ( Factor ) IMPROPER USE OF PROCEDURE / (0) / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| 5 ( Cause ) AIRSPEED / NOT MAINTAINED / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| 6 ( Cause ) STALL / INADVERTENT / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| 7 ( Cause ) SPIRAL / INADVERTENT / PILOT IN COMMAND |
| Occurrence: 3, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - UNCONTROLLED |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 (Finding) SEAT BELT / NOT USED / PASSENGER |
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