# NTSB CHI79FEV07: Cessna U206G, N9544M, Casey, IL, December 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1978
- Place: Casey, IL · CASEY, IL
- Location: 39.3054° N, 87.9853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casey, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3054&lon=-87.9853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEV07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3772   78/12/9 NR.CASEY,IL           CESSNA U206G        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 440
        TIME - 1300                    N9544M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBINSON,IL                 SPRINGFIELD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ON GRND ROLL ACFT NOSE WHEEL DROPPED INTO MUD HOLE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9544M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9544M-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N U20604549, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781209039909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209039909A), Dec 9, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Casey, IL, Substantial damage. On grnd roll acft nose wheel dropped into mud hole resulting in santial 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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