# Accident 20041001024899A: Cessna TU206A, Nogales, AZ, October 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2004, 21:30 local time
- Place: Nogales, AZ
- Airport: Nogales Int'L Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4178° N, 110.8478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4178&lon=-110.8478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4835F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4835F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,989 total, 1,208 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001024899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED RUNWAY 21 AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS ON LEFT WING. A RIGHT TURN WAS INITIATED INTO DARKNESS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DITCH AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS CONFIRMED BY AIRPORT MANAGER/A&P.

## 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 LAX05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA001), Oct 2, 2004: Cessna TU206A (N4835F), Nogales, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to remain on the designated taxiway surface, which resulted in the airplane's collision with the ditch. The dark lighting condition was a factor to the accident.

## Other reports on N4835F (1)

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

- [Accident 19990807011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011079A), Aug 7, 1999: Cessna TU206A (N4835F), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 7, 1999, at 2359 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TU206A, N4835F, sustained substantial damage went it departed the side of the runway during…

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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