CHI81FEI30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TU206F · Rock Creek, OH · September 16, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1981
Place
Rock Creek, OH · ROCK CREEK, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N59294Cessna TU206F
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810916059189A
Case key
122872

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2936  81/9/16    ROCK CREEK,OH       CESSNA TU206F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 274
        TIME - 1830                    N59294              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK CREEK,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT HAD FLOWN 6-8HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.ON GD APPROX 30MIN.PLT STATED SUSPECTED VAPOR LOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N59294
Reported as
Cessna TU206F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.