# Accident 20180903012959A: Cessna 206H, London, KY, September 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2018, 20:00 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0878° N, 84.0756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0878&lon=-84.0756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230DE-2026-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206H (registry code 2073301, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180903012959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES.

## 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 GAA18CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA532), Sep 4, 2018: Cessna 206 (N230DE), London, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.

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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