# Accident 19790810023309A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Kearney, NE, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7017° N, 99.0823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7017&lon=-99.0823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679X-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 242 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810023309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. MADE DOWNWIND LANDING IN CORNFIELD. FLIPPED OVER. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MKC79DCJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ36), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna P206A (N2679X), Kearney, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2679X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790104002669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104002669I), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N2679X), Minden, NE. Za engine sputtered then quit. No reason for the engine stoppage could be found.

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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