# NTSB CHI80FEM35: Cessna U206B, N3830G, Charlotte, MI, July 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1980
- Place: Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1110  80/7/20    CHARLOTTE,MI        CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 4210
        TIME - 1430                    N3830G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORBEIL'S STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIECES OF PLASTIC BAG FOUND IN R WING FUEL TANK,SELECTOR ON R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3830G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3830G), registered now, S/N U206-0830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corbeil'S Strip

## 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 19800720029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720029379A), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna U206B, Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to go around from Private strip. Engine quit. Crash-landed off strip. Found pieces of plastic bag in fuel.

## Other investigations on N3830G (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN12LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA224), Apr 1, 2012: Cessna U206B (N3830G), Winterset, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of oil pressure to the No. 4 connecting rod journal and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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