# NTSB MIA79FKJ39: Cessna TU206C, N29093, Alexander City, AL, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- Place: Alexander City, AL · ALEXANDER CITY, AL
- Location: 32.9440° N, 85.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9440&lon=-85.9539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2535  79/5/25    ALEXANDER CITY,AL   CESSNA TU206C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 200
        TIME - 2230                    N29093              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               STONE MOUNTAIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO 4 CYL FAILED DUE UNDET REASON-ACFT LANDED IN MIDDLE OF RWY AND FLIPPED OVER BEYOND RWY END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29093](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29093-1982-07-29), registration cancelled 1982-07-29, S/N U206-1066, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Russell

## 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 19790525025539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525025539A), May 25, 1979: Cessna TU206C, Alexander City, AL, Substantial damage. Electrical problem. Engine quit in pattern. Overshot rwy. Found failed engine cylinder. Low battery.

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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