CHI74FEC51

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Otisville, MI · June 22, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 22, 1974
Place
Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
Injuries
1 fatal, 5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3855GCessna U206
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740622018279A
Case key
128313

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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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3-1560  74/6/22    OTISVILLE,MICH      CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1747
        TIME - 1130                    N3855G              PX-  1  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 594 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTISVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTISVILLE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- JUMPMASTERS CHUTE DEPLOYED IN AIRCRAFT PULLING HIM OUT AND INTO HORIZ STABILIZER JAMMING ELEVATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N3855G
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Otisville

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