NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN87LA040
Registry · N2WF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA U206F
Year of manufacture
1975 · 12 years old at event
TCDS
A4CE · TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-550-F (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20150311
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A18F4B
Registrant of record
MAINE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION & FORESTRY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT AND TWO PAX DEPARTED LIMON, CO, AT 1000 FOR RETURN TRIP TO CENTER, CO. AT 1030 PLT SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, TEN MIN LATER ENG LOST POWER AND PLT MADE FORCED LANDING WEST OF PUEBLO, CO. PLT CLAIMED RIGHT FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY. PLT LATER SAID HE TOOK OFF FROM LIMON WITH 35 GAL OF FUEL ABOARD AND THAT HE MUST HAVE CONSUMED ALL AVAILABLE FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK ON EARLIER FLIGHT. PLT SAID HE DID NOT VISUALLY INSPECT FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM LIMON. EN ROUTE CRUISING ALTITUDE WAS 1000 FT AGL TO AVOID HIGH HEADWINDS ALOFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_DEN87LA040.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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