# Accident 19890116000649A: Cessna U206G, Sekiu, WA, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sekiu, WA
- Airport: Sekiu Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2902° N, 124.3995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2902&lon=-124.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732FN-2013-03-19) (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 IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 375 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116000649A

## Narrative

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

UNEXPECTED SEVERE WINDS AND TURBULENCE FOR LANDING. DRAGGED A WING AND FLIPPED OVER. WAS TOO SLOW FOR THE WINDSHEAR

## 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 SEA89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA035), Jan 16, 1989: Cessna 206 (N732FN), Sekiu, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, RATHER THAN POSTPONE THE BUSINESS TRIP AND RETURN TO ORIGIN OR OTHER SAFE AREA. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE TURBULENCE AND GUSTY WINDS…

## Other reports on N732FN (1)

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

- [Incident 19830411031019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411031019I), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna U206G (N732FN), Kiavak Bay, AK, Minor damage. Wind picked up wing on a water takeoff. Left wing made contact with water. Airplane rolled over and sank.

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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