Cessna TU206B accident near Canton, Illinois, March 21, 1994
On March 21, 1994 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cessna TU206B, registered N3841G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Canton, Illinois (Ingersoll airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 21, 1994 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Canton, Illinois · Ingersoll · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206B · all TU206Bs on the register
- Registration
- N3841G · registry record · serial U206-0841
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 36, AND WAS TAXIING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THE WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING AND NOSED THE AIRPLANE OVER.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 4,306 hours in all; 52 in this make and model; 78 in the last 90 days; 46 in the last 30 days; 4,228 as pilot in command; 941 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,020 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1994; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2M3 Sallisaw OK at 1:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,899 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:38 pm from PIA, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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