# NTSB CHI81FEC28: Cessna U206F, N8532Q, Plymouth, MI, June 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1981
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2759  81/6/19    PLYMOUTH,MI         CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3560
        TIME - 1240                    N8532Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,MI                 CLARLEVIOU,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- INTERIOR OF PROP CONTAINED RUST ON BEARING & BEARING RACES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8532Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8532Q-2011-04-28), registration cancelled 2011-04-28, S/N U20603388, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mettetal

## 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 19810619037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619037769A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Plymouth, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft would not climb after liftoff. Crashed during emergency landing. Prop governor malfunction.

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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