# Accident 19890202002679A: Cessna U206A, San Angelo, TX, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 20:50 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6092° N, 100.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6092&lon=-100.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8096Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8096Z-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 151 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202002679A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED DUE TO CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN, FLEW INTO GROUND IN RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA057), Feb 3, 1989: Cessna U206 (N8096Z), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE DURING CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARK NIGHT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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