# NTSB CHI78FA044: Cessna 206G, N8194G, East Tawas, MI, June 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1978
- Place: East Tawas, MI · EAST TAWAS, MI
- Location: 44.2908° N, 83.4838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Tawas, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2908&lon=-83.4838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4368   78/6/6    EAST TAWAS,MI       CESSNA 206G         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1330
        TIME - 1235                    N8194G              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOSCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST TAWAS,MI               KOKOMO,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OPEN AREA NORTH OF RWY THAT RAN LENGTH OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8194G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8194G-2020-07-06), registration cancelled 2020-07-06, S/N U20603775, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Iosco

## 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 19780606042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606042649A), Jun 6, 1978: Cessna 206CESSNA, MI, Destroyed

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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