# NTSB CHI68F0256: Cessna 411, N256EL, St.Ignace, MI, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: St.Ignace, MI · ST.IGNACE, MI
- Location: 45.8872° N, 84.7317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Ignace, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8872&lon=-84.7317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2545   67/8/1    ST.IGNACE,MICH      CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2606
        TIME - 1220                    N256EL              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAC COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        REMARKS- BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N256EL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256EL-1994-01-03), registration cancelled 1994-01-03, S/N 4110242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mackinac County

## Other investigations on N256EL (2)

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 MIA83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA226), Sep 10, 1983: Cessna C-114A (N256EL), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI71FEE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEE76), Jun 7, 1971: Cessna 411 (N256EL), Northbrook, IL, substantial damage

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.

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