# Accident 19740303009179A: Cessna P206C, Coral, MI, March 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Coral, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.3628° N, 85.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3628&lon=-85.4028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8693Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8693Z-1974-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303009179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASH LNDD IN OPEN CORN FIELD.HEAVY GND FOG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC073), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna P206C (N8693Z), Coral, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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