# NTSB CHI79DEC23: Cessna 206, N5031U, Bad Axe, MI, May 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1979
- Place: Bad Axe, MI · BAD AXE, MI
- Location: 43.8049° N, 82.9983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bad Axe, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8049&lon=-82.9983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2601  79/5/11    BAD AXE,MI          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 275
        TIME - 1938                    N5031U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAD AXE,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #6 CYL CONTAINED APPROX 1/2 CUP FOREIGN MATERIAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5031U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huron 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 19790511024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511024889A), May 11, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Bad Axe, MI, Substantial damage. Eng. Stop. On takeoff. Lnded off end of rwy. Flipped over. Eng. Poor compression,foreign material in cyl.

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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