# Accident 20140719011529A: Cessna T206H, Sterling City, TX, July 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sterling City, TX
- Airport: U Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8419° N, 101.0117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8419&lon=-101.0117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6035W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6035W-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,049 total, 443 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140719011529A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 CDT, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 206, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6035W, ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP ON  THE U RANCH LOCATED TEN MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING CITY, TEXAS. THE PILOT LANDED IN A CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE  EMPENNAGE, VERTICAL STABLIZER AND RUDDER.

## 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 CEN14CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA384), Jul 19, 2014: Cessna T206H (N6035W), Sterling City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the crosswind landing.

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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