# NTSB NYC69F0385: Cessna U206, N8019Z, East Granby, CT, March 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1969
- Place: East Granby, CT · EAST GRANBY, CT
- Location: 41.9412° N, 72.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Granby, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9412&lon=-72.7273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0842  69/3/20    EAST GRANBY,CONN    CESSNA U206         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 414
        TIME - 0125                    N8019Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        REMARKS- ILS GS INOP.ACFT NAV AID FREQ FOUND ON 108.3,ARPT LOCALIZER FREQ 110.3.WX BRIEF BY NYARTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8019Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8019Z), registered now, S/N U206-0419, built 1965 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradley

## Other investigations on N8019Z (1)

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 ERA22LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA410), Sep 9, 2022: Cessna U206 (N8019Z), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of incompatible rocker arms and rocker arm bushings during an engine overhaul, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power.

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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