# NTSB CHI81FER64: Cessna U206, N51301, Lake Benson, MN, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Lake Benson, MN · LAKE BENSON, MN
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2793  81/8/29    LAKE BENSON,MN      CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 479
        TIME - 1505                    N51301              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE BENSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE BENSON,MN              LAKE BENSON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WALKED INTO PROP AFTER DEPLANING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51301 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Lake Benson

## 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 19810829052879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052879A), Aug 29, 1981: Cessna U206F, Lake Bronson, MN, Minor damage. Passenger departed aircraft and walked into propeller.

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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