# NTSB IAD78FLT11: Cessna U206, N60768, Memphis, TN, September 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&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 October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2607   78/9/8    MEMPHIS,TN          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N60768              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN DEWITT SPAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNK PROSPECTIVE BUYER FLYING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60768](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60768), registered now, S/N U20602045 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gen Dewitt Spain

## 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 19780908025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908025129A), Sep 8, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Unk prospective buyer flying acft.

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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