# NTSB CHI74DEI27: Cessna U206, N3948G, Put-In-Bay, OH, January 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1974
- Place: Put-In-Bay, OH · PUT-IN-BAY, OH
- Location: 41.6533° N, 82.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Put-in-Bay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6533&lon=-82.8175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0912  74/1/19    PUT-IN-BAY,OHIO     CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1313
        TIME - 1510                    N3948G              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT-IN-BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT CLINTON,OHIO           PUT-IN-BAY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST ON LANDING,BOUNCED,STRUCK TAIL TIE DOWN,BUCKLED SUPPORT BULKHEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3948G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948G-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N U206-0948, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Put-In-Bay

## 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 19740119001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740119001069A), Jan 19, 1974: Cessna U206C, Put-In-Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Encountered wind gust on landing,bounced,struck tail tie down,buckled support bulkhead.

## Other investigations on N3948G (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 ANC84LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA118), Jul 19, 1984: Cessna 206 (N3948G), Cold Foot, AK, 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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