# NTSB CHI76FEI13: Cessna P206E, N77WS, Put In Bay, OH, July 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1976
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI13-201341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3472   76/7/4    PUT IN BAY,OH       CESSNA P206E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 356
        TIME - 1955                    N77WS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT IN BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUT IN BAY,OH               LORAIN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN TREES.PLT RPTD CTL PROBLEM AND PWR LOSS.ACFT & ENG CKD OK,NO SYS MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77WS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77WS), registered now, S/N P206-0628, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206E
- Registry model: [Cessna P206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206e) (registry code 2073346) (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 19760704036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704036459A), Jul 4, 1976: Cessna P206E, Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Crash lndd in trees. Plt rptd ctl problem and pwr loss. Acft & eng ckd ok,no sys malfunction found.

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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