Cessna U206F N60437
11 October 1980 · Theodore, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 October 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N60437 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Theodore, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Theodore, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Idle Hour
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F
- Registration
- N60437
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3117
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLEW LOW DNWIND & BASE LEGS.DRIFTED BEYOND RWY EXTENDED CTRLINE DRG L TURN TO FINAL RWY 9.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1980 | Cessna U206F | Lonoke, Arkansas, United States | Jamey Looney | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1980 | Cessna U206F | Rockford, Ohio, United States | MAD River Arpt | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1980 | Cessna U206F | Minster, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airp | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1980 | Cessna U206F | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | Mercer Managem | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Cessna U206F | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | Carpet Center | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1981 | Cessna U206F | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | Geologistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |