# Accident 19811119076889A: Cessna TU206G, Houston, TX, November 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Wm P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6277Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6277Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,145 total, 43 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119076889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SUBMERGED BULKHEAD DURING WATER TAXI THRU TUG WAKE IN SHIP CHANNEL. IMPACT CAUSED FLOAT PLANE TO FLIP 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 FTW82DRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA11), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna U206G (N6277Z), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6277Z (3)

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

- [Accident 19861024058919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024058919A), Oct 24, 1986: Cessna TU206G (N6277Z), Greybull, WY, Substantial damage. The aircraft stalled and hit the ground during a forced landing. Suspect engine lost power when left tank went dry.
- [Accident 19850727034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034369A), Jul 27, 1985: Cessna TU206G (N6277Z), Tahoma, CA, Substantial damage. Seat slid back during landing. Hit tail low, bounced and nosed over during landing in rough water and high winds.
- [Incident 19840819054159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819054159I), Aug 19, 1984: Cessna TU206G (N6277Z), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Taxied aircraft into a barricaded construction area. Did not abide by ATC clearance.

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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