# Accident 19780914029459A: Cessna TU206F, Mesita, NM, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: Mesita, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.0058° N, 107.3163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesita, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0058&lon=-107.3163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9582G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9582G-2006-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 160 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914029459A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD CAP NO 5 CYLINDER FAILED.LANDING WAS MADE ON ROUGHERT.

## 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 DEN78FQA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA57), Sep 14, 1978: Cessna TU206F (N9582G), Mesita, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9582G (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011109032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011109032039A), Nov 9, 2001: Cessna TU206F (N9582G), Casper, WY, No damage. (-23) The pilot lost control during a gusty crosswind landing and broke the nosewheel off the airplane.
- [Incident 19900822047829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822047829I), Aug 22, 1990: Cessna TU206F (N9582G), Richfield, UT, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered off runway. Pilot stated he was hit by wind gust as nose wheel lifted.
- [Incident 19791011052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011052219I), Oct 11, 1979: Cessna TU206F (N9582G), Yukon, OK, Minor damage. Engine stopped in flight, cause not known. Fuel injector system suspected.

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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