# NTSB CHI81FEP06: Cessna U206G, N5397X, Kenosha, WI, December 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1980
- Place: Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3341  80/12/30   KENOSHA,WI          CESSNA U206G        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N5397X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            26, 2882 TOTAL HOURS, 63
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENOSHA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENOSHA,WI                  CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5397X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397X-1992-07-10), registration cancelled 1992-07-10, S/N U20605713 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kenosha Muni

## 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 19801230080129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230080129A), Dec 30, 1980: Cessna U206G, Kenosha, WI, Substantial damage. Slid off icy runway on landing. Struck snowbank.

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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