# Accident 19901004044089A: Cessna U206F, South St Paul, MN, October 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Municipal-Richard E Fleming
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8802° N, 93.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8802&lon=-93.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-F (registry code 17211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,749 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004044089A

## Narrative

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

BALLISTIC PARACHUTE OPENED ON CLIMB OUT. USED INCORRECT PROCEDURE TO JETTISON. CAME DOWN VERTICALLY INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI91DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER01), Oct 4, 1990: Cessna 206 (N35889), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRAG PARACHUTE. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION, HABIT INTERFERENCE, AND THE REDUCED AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY.

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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