# NTSB CHI81FA023: Cessna U206F, N4291Q, Sherburne, MN, January 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1981
- Place: Sherburne, MN · SHERBURNE, MN
- Location: 43.6549° N, 94.7275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherburn, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6549&lon=-94.7275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0191  81/1/12    SHERBURNE,MN        CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1864
        TIME - 1240                    N4291Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRMONT,MN                 JACKSON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR.2 MAIN JOURNAL FAILED DUE MULTIPLE ORIGIN FATIGUE CRACKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4291Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4291Q), registered now, S/N U20603043, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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

## 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 19810112001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112001769A), Jan 12, 1981: Cessna U206F, Fairmont, MN, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Crash landed next to a highway. NR2 main journal failed due to fatigue cracks.

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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