# Accident 19830626034529A: Cessna TU206G, Block Island, RI, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9858Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,400 total, 253 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626034529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLOATS DUG AND CAUSED A NOSE OVER DURING WATER TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. EVALUATION OF CAUSAL FACTOR NOT GIVEN.

## 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 NYC83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA155), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna TU-206G (N9858Z), Block Island, RI, 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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