19861028055479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206F · Grand Ledge, MI · October 28, 1986

Date
October 28, 1986 · 13:00 local
Place
Grand Ledge, MI
Airport
Crippen
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1803Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA011
Reported as
Cessna U206F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,090 total1,402 in this make and model105 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.

The engine failed on takeoff and the aircraft struck trees. The pilot failed to check for water in the fuel.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. THE PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FOR WATER IN THE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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