# Incident 19791117045509I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Selawik, AK, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Selawik, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.6026° N, 159.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selawik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.6026&lon=-159.9989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6390H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6390H-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117045509I

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT OVER RUNWAY END. LANDED HARD BLOWING NOSE TIRE.

## Other reports on N6390H (1)

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

- [Accident 19911222057109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911222057109A), Dec 22, 1991: Cessna 207 (N6390H), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew into mountainside en route. Mountain obscured, snowshowers in area. Landing light was on.

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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