# Accident 19881109050389A: Cessna U206G, Montezuma, IA, November 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1988, 17:40 local time
- Place: Montezuma, IA
- Airport: Sig Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5809° N, 92.5190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5809&lon=-92.5190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 53 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881109050389A

## Narrative

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

LOSING ELECTRIC POWER FROM FAILED ALTERNATOR AND DETERIORATING WEATHER. SPOTTED RUNWAY BUT OVERSHOT IT ON LANDING.

## 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 MKC89LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA021), Nov 9, 1988: Cessna U206G (N5359U), Montezuma, IA, 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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