# NTSB CHI78FEV48: Cessna U206F, N50625, Yates City, IL, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Yates City, IL · YATES CITY, IL
- Location: 40.7776° N, 90.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yates City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7776&lon=-90.0139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4288   78/8/6  NR.YATES CITY,IL      CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1463
        TIME - 1700                    N50625              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YATES CITY,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R TANK 3/4 FULL,L TANK EMPTY,FUEL SEL L TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50625](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50625-1990-02-27), registration cancelled 1990-02-27, S/N U20601943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-County

## 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 19780806028839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806028839A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Yates City, IL, Substantial damage. R tank 3/4 full,l tank empty,fuel sel l tank.

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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