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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Bowling Green, KY · November 21, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1981
Place
Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9445GCessna 206
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811121074709A
Case key
123777

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2080  81/11/21   BOWLING GREEN,KY    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 642
        TIME - 1400                    N9445G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,TN                BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9445G
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowling Green

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.