# Accident 20210828013059A: Cessna TU206F, August 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M2LA
- Location: 45.0093° N, 114.8720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0093&lon=-114.8720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828013059A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 28, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 MOUNTAIN TIME, A 14 CFR 135 SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OPERATED BY ONE PILOT CARRYING TWO PASSENGERS IN CESSNA TU206F N92MMA WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR USFS BERNARD AIRSTRIP (U54) AT N45.009157, W114.871666. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY WOUNDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR21FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA330), Aug 28, 2021: Cessna TU206F (N922MA), Bernard, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into a canyon that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane, which resulted in an impact with trees an terrain.

## Other reports on N922MA (2)

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

- [Accident 20130822015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130822015909A), Aug 22, 2013: Cessna TU206F (N922MA), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on main gear normally. When the nose wheel came into contact with the runway, the aircraft veered sharply to the left, causing the right…
- [Incident 20100925047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100925047839I), Sep 25, 2010: Cessna TU206F (N922MA), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. During the approach to landing at dewey moore airstrip in the Idaho back county an aircraft was noticed on the runway about 2/3 of the way down the runway. The…

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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