# NTSB CHI74AC073: Cessna P206C, N8693Z, Coral, MI, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Coral, MI · CORAL, MI
- Location: 43.3628° N, 85.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3628&lon=-85.4028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0535   74/3/3    CORAL,MICH          CESSNA P206C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0040                    N8693Z              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IND              CADILLAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN OPEN CORN FIELD.HEAVY GND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8693Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8693Z-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N P206-0493 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- Registry model: [Cessna P206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (registry code 2073312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740303009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303009179A), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna P206C, Coral, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crash lndd in open corn field. Heavy gnd fog.

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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