# Accident 19921101045589A: Cessna U206F, Valentine, NE, November 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8695° N, 100.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8695&lon=-100.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206RB-1993-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,592 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921101045589A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN AT NIGHT IN LOW CEILING AND FOG. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 CHI93FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA024), Nov 2, 1992: Cessna U206F (N206RB), Valentine, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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