# Accident 20190819013949A: Cessna TU206G, Regina, NM, August 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2019, 08:26 local time
- Place: Regina, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1786° N, 106.9614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1786&lon=-106.9614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6588X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,063 total, 823 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190819013949A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 19, 2019, AT 0826 MST, A 1980 CESSNA TU206G, N6588X, REGISTERED TO EW HOLDINGS LLC, LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF WHILE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM REGINA, NM.

## 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 GAA19CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA496), Aug 19, 2019: Cessna TU206 (N6588X), Regina, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight performance planning for a high-density altitude takeoff from a short, dirt airstrip, which resulted in impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N6588X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870324028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870324028019I), Mar 24, 1987: Cessna TU206G (N6588X), Boise, ID. Lost engine oil pressure en route. Safe landing made. Mechanical malfunction not defined.

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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