# Accident 19830918049549A: Cessna U206F, Garden Prairie, IL, September 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Garden Prairie, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2496° N, 88.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2496&lon=-88.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8449Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049549A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL LINE SEPARATION.

## 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 CHI83LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA430), Sep 18, 1983: Cessna U206F (N8449Q), Garden Prairie, IL, substantial damage

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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