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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206C · Chinle, NM · July 18, 1979

Date
July 18, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Chinle, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29152
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DA066
Reported as
Cessna U206C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total150 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wires attempt to fly between rising terrain & low ceil. Sheared off top of vertical fin. Landed ok.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES ATTEMPT TO FLY BETWEEN RISING TERRAIN & LOW CEIL. SHEARED OFF TOP OF VERTICAL FIN. LANDED OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.