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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · York, AL · March 19, 1980

Date
March 19, 1980 · 19:00 local
Place
York, AL
Airport
Mallard
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N756SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA049
Reported as
Cessna U206G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total78 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rainy dark night. Pilot made right turn over dark terrain to line up with runway. Flew aircraft into ground.

As the FAA filed it

RAINY DARK NIGHT. PILOT MADE RIGHT TURN OVER DARK TERRAIN TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY. FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.