# NTSB CHI80FER61: Cessna P206, N4741F, Blaine, MN, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2466   80/8/2    BLAINE,MN           CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 300
        TIME - 1700                    N4741F              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL,MN                  BLAINE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4741F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4741F-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N P206-0341, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206b) (registry code 2073311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jones

## 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 19800802033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802033399A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Anoka, MN, Destroyed. Pilot made hard landing. After aircraft stopped & passengers exited aircraft caught fire & burned.

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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