# NTSB IAD76FID12: Cessna 206, N5071U, Saluda, VA, October 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Saluda, VA · SALUDA, VA
- Location: 37.6053° N, 76.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6053&lon=-76.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3150   75/10/5   SALUDA,VA           CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1555
        TIME - 0515                    N5071U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISSCASSET,MA               WEST POINT,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PINHOLE IN OIL RADIATOR CORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5071U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5071U-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 206-0071, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hummel

## 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 19751005032419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032419A), Oct 5, 1975: Cessna TU206A, Saluda, VA, Substantial damage. Pinhole in oil radiator core.

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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