# Incident 19790905034449I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Van Wert, OH, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756DF-1986-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,967 total, 150 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905034449I

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN CRANKSHAFT, FATIGUE CRACK FROM A SUBSURFACE DEFECT.

## 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 CHI79IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA073), Sep 5, 1979: Cessna 206 (N756DF), Van Wert, OH, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N756DF (1)

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

- [Incident 19800906069472I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906069472I), Sep 6, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA (N756DF), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Two aircraft landed at an uncontrolled airport on different runways collided on rollout at intersection.

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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