Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
NTSB analysis
Shortly after takeoff the single-engine airplane lost engine power. The private pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the airplane flipped over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The airplane was substantially damaged during the landing sequence. In a telephone interview with the Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator-in-Charge, the pilot stated that, "he didn't check his fuel prior to departure and that he ran out of gas."
The operator did not submit a completed NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident report as requested, at the time this report was prepared.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DFW08CA085 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 21, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Peyton, Colorado
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
Cessna 206
- N-number
- N1386V
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.