# Accident 19930322005819A: Cessna U206F, Friday Harbor, WA, March 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1993, 07:50 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.5292° N, 123.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5292&lon=-123.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8768Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,654 total, 287 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930322005819A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED TRAIL WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER. EXCESSIVE WIND AND IMPROPER CONTROL IMPUTS.

## 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 SEA93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA081), Mar 22, 1993: Cessna U206F (N8768Q), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE STRONG, TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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