# NTSB MKC71FCD20: Cessna U206, N5297U, Holstein, IA, August 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1970
- Place: Holstein, IA · HOLSTEIN, IA
- Location: 42.4871° N, 95.5429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holstein, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4871&lon=-95.5429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3438  70/8/30    HOLSTEIN,IOWA       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 856
        TIME - 1145                    N5297U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,WISC                RAPID CITY,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED L FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY,SELECTED R TANK,ENG DID NOT START.LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5297U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5297U-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N U206-0297, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5297U (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA057), May 27, 1998: Cessna 206 (N5297U), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of a mountain wave, and…
- [NTSB NYC66F0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0547), Feb 25, 1966: Cessna U206 (N5297U), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage

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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