# NTSB MIA75AM077: Cessna 206, N1TL, Union Springs, AL, May 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Union Springs, AL · UNION SPRINGS, AL
- Location: 32.1395° N, 85.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Springs, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1395&lon=-85.7146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2079   75/5/1  NR.UNION SPRINGS,AL   CESSNA 206          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2230                    N1TL                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEHOY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               DOTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD BUNCH OF TROUBLE,GOING DWN,FIRE ABOARD.SOURCE OF FIRE NOT DTRMD,ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1TL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1TL-1975-09-29), registration cancelled 1975-09-29, S/N U206-1885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sehoy

## 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 19750501025089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501025089A), May 1, 1975: Cessna U206F, Union Springs, AL, Destroyed. Plt rptd bunch of trouble,going dwn,fire aboard. Source of fire not dtrmd,acft destroyed by fire.

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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