# Accident 19781002032739A: Cessna TU206E, Kirby, AR, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978
- Place: Kirby, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2544° N, 93.6573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirby, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2544&lon=-93.6573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1492M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1492M-1997-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206E (registry code 2073352, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206E
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002032739A

## Narrative

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

DIRT TERRACES.

## 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 FTW79FPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG01), Oct 2, 1978: Cessna TU206 (N1492M), Kirby, AR, 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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