# Accident 19870807043439A: Cessna U206G, Georgetown, TX, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 01:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GQNA
- Location: 30.6408° N, 97.6804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6408&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8873Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873Q-2017-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807043439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW ALTITUDE. HIT TREES. ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT UNBALANCED. VIBRATION FAILED CAM. UNRESTRAINED PASSENGER

## 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 FTW87FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA190), Aug 7, 1987: Cessna 206G (N8873Q), Georgetown, TX, 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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