# Accident 19861028055479A: Cessna U206F, Grand Ledge, MI, October 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grand Ledge, MI
- Airport: Crippen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7498° N, 84.7391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7498&lon=-84.7391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1803Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,090 total, 1,402 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028055479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA011), Oct 28, 1986: Cessna U206F (N1803Q), Grand Ledge, MI, 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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