# NTSB MIA80FA049: Cessna U206, N756SM, York, AL, March 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1980
- Place: York, AL · YORK, AL
- Location: 32.5005° N, 88.2913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5005&lon=-88.2913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0370  80/3/19    YORK,AL             CESSNA U206         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 105
        TIME - 1900                    N756SM              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   MERIDIAN,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756SM-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N U20604320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mallard

## 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 19800319009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319009389A), Mar 19, 1980: Cessna U206G, York, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rainy dark night. Pilot made right turn over dark terrain to line up with runway. Flew aircraft into ground.

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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