# Accident 19880119001859A: Cessna U206G, Wichita, KS, January 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1988, 22:50 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7008° N, 97.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7008&lon=-97.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4978C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 227 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119001859A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON SOFT GROUND. STRONG CROSSWINDS.

## 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 MKC88LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA044), Jan 20, 1988: Cessna 206 (N4978C), Wichita, KS, 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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