# Accident 19791101032799A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Elgin, OR, November 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Elgin, OR
- Airport: Gifford Hulse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5647° N, 117.9213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5647&lon=-117.9213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 170 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101032799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SOD STRIP,VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND,FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA80DYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM02), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna TU206F (N196BC), Elgin, OR, 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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