# NTSB IAD76AI055: Cessna TP206, N4651F, Blountville, TN, February 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1976
- Place: Blountville, TN · BLOUNTVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.5330° N, 82.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blountville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5330&lon=-82.3289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0880  76/2/13    BLOUNTVILLE,TN      CESSNA TP206        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1742
        TIME - 1811                    N4651F              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLANDO,FL                  BLUEFIELD,VA                 BLOUNTVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4651F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4651F-1976-07-06), registration cancelled 1976-07-06, S/N P206-0251, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (registry code 2073310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri City

## 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 19760213012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213012839A), Feb 13, 1976: Cessna TP206A, Blountville, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other investigations on N4651F (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK69F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0034), Jul 3, 1968: Cessna 206 (N4651F), Steamboat, NV, substantial damage

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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