# Accident 19890527013359A: Cessna U206D, Saint Jo, TX, May 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Saint Jo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6902° N, 97.5201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6902&lon=-97.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72279-1990-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527013359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UNIMPROVED STRIP DUE TO WEATHER. LATER BEGAN TAKEOFF BUT ABORTED DUE ROUGH FIELD. HIT RUTS, NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA101), May 27, 1989: Cessna 206D (N72279), Saint Jo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSE.

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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