Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jan 25, 2019, Cayen...
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on January 25, 2019 near Cayenne-Rochambeau-Félix Eboué, French Guyana with no fatalities. Cause: Flight with...
- Date: January 25, 2019
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Cayenne-Rochambeau-Félix Eboué, French Guyana
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Flight with the center of gravity beyond the rear limit and mass above the maximum takeoff mass with an unsecured load, together with probably reduced engine performance from improper fuel pump adjustment.
A Cessna 207 loaded with food for a restaurant lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Cayenne Rochambeau on a flight to Maripasoula. The pilot tried an emergency landing on open ground near the airport but struck an embankment and the airplane overturned. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The BEA found the airplane was overloaded with its center of gravity beyond the rear limit and that the fuel pump was probably badly adjusted.