Cessna U206G accident near South Fox Isl., Michigan, October 16, 1983
On October 16, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna U206G, registered N756DM, was substantially damaged in an accident near South Fox Isl., Michigan. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 16, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- South Fox Isl., Michigan
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · all U206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N756DM · registry record · serial U 20604008
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUND ALONGSIDE THE RWY DURING LANDING. THE RWY IS 3500 FT LONG TURF STRIP WITH A 20 DEGREE DOGLEG 1500 FT FROM THE NORTH END. THERE IS A SMALL HILL RUNNING ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE RWY. THE GRASS RWY WAS WET AND THEACFT SLID SIDEWAYS. THE LEFT WING HIT THE HILLOCK BESIDE THE RWY AND DAMAGED THE WING NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 470 hours in all; 350 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 24 in the last 30 days; 400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,170 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 4, 1983; 84 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LDM Ludington MI at 5:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 3,500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Other NTSB records under N756DM the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI84LA029.