# NTSB CHI80FEK26: Cessna U206F, N51241, Rockford, OH, August 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1980
- Place: Rockford, OH · ROCKFORD, OH
- Location: 40.6910° N, 84.6499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6910&lon=-84.6499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1878  80/8/28    ROCKFORD,OH         CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 316
        TIME - 0700                    N51241              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,OH                   FORT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT BRUSH PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51241](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51241-1983-08-15), registration cancelled 1983-08-15, S/N U20601987 (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

## 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 19800828038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038609A), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna U206F, Rockford, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failed.

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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