# Accident 20170517018941A: Cessna U206A, Fort Ann, NY, May 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fort Ann, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4100° N, 73.5325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4100&lon=-73.5325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4804F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4804F-2024-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,710 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170517018941A

## Narrative

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

UPON DEPARTING RWY 19, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAILBOOM OF A BELL 407 HELICOPTER THAT WAS PARKED NEAR THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELL 407 AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA 206.

## 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 GAA17CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA307), May 17, 2017: Cessna U206 (N4804F), Diamond Point, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll with gusting wind 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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