# Accident 19780411005429A: Cessna TU206F, Helena, MT, April 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1978
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206AM-2000-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,390 total, 394 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411005429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUSTING TO 40K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA78FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI11), Apr 11, 1978: Cessna 206 (N206AM), Helena, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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