# Incident 20170120000469I: Cessna 208B, Avalon, CA, January 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2017, 10:50 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HZZA
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9680B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170120000469I

## Narrative

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

N9680B WAS SPUN BY A GUST OF WIND WHEN TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORED.

## Other reports on N9680B (2)

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

- [Incident 20010821034279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821034279I), Aug 21, 2001: Cessna 208B (N9680B), Santa Barbara, CA. (-23) On August 21, 2001, aircraft N9680B, while operating as union flight 34, struck, and broke a runway end identification light, with the main landing gear…
- [Incident 19900126006399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900126006399I), Jan 26, 1990: Cessna 208B (N9680B), Dallas, TX. No response from power lever. Power off landing without incident.

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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