# NTSB CHI74FEC51: Cessna U206, N3855G, Otisville, MI, June 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3855G), registered now, S/N U206-0855, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (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: Otisville

## 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 19740622018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622018279A), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna U206B, Otisville, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Jumpmasters chute deployed in aircraft pulling him out and into horiz stabilizer jamming elevator.

## Other investigations on N3855G (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 CHI86FEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEC03), Mar 31, 1986: Cessna U-206B (N3855G), Tecumseh, MI, 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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