# Accident 19740622018279A: Cessna U206B, Otisville, MI, June 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Otisville, MI
- Airport: Otisville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3855G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3855G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,747 total, 594 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622018279A

## Narrative

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

JUMPMASTERS CHUTE DEPLOYED IN AIRCRAFT PULLING HIM OUT AND INTO HORIZ STABILIZER JAMMING ELEVATOR.

## 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 CHI74FEC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC51), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna U206 (N3855G), Otisville, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3855G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860331016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331016099A), Mar 31, 1986: Cessna U206B (N3855G), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll. Both wing tips hit the ground.

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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