# NTSB CHI81FEI30: Cessna TU206F, N59294, Rock Creek, OH, September 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1981
- Place: Rock Creek, OH · ROCK CREEK, OH
- Location: 41.6604° N, 80.8545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Creek, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6604&lon=-80.8545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59294), registered now, S/N U20602645, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, 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 19810916059189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059189A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna TU206F, Rock Creek, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing due to engine failure. Vapor lock suspected.

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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