# NTSB CHI80FEX02: Cessna 206, N756LA, Noblesville, IN, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1979
- Place: Noblesville, IN · NOBLESVILLE, IN
- Location: 40.0456° N, 86.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noblesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0456&lon=-86.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3291  79/11/11   NOBLESVILLE,IN      CESSNA 206          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0953                    N756LA              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 2530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTFIELD,IN                ELWOOD,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBSVRD WITH ANOTHER ACFT ALTERNATING LEAD.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .144%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756LA-1982-10-10), registration cancelled 1982-10-10, S/N U20604165 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19791111036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111036749A), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna U206G, Noblesville, IN, Destroyed. Acft struck trees while engaged in low-level manuevers with another acft. Alcohol involved.

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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