# NTSB CHI79IA073: Cessna 206, N756DF, Van Wert, OH, September 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1979
- Place: Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79IA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0055   79/9/5    VAN WERT,OH         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1967
        TIME - 1830                    N756DF              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  LIMA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED IN 2 PLACES.EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE IN BOTH FRACTURES.PLT LNDD SAFELY ON HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756DF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756DF-1986-02-21), registration cancelled 1986-02-21, S/N U20604002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Van Wert

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790905034449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905034449I), Sep 5, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Van Wert, OH. Power failure due to broken crankshaft, fatigue crack from a subsurface defect.

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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