# NTSB ATL81FKW20: Cessna 206, N9407G, Kingsport, TN, July 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1981
- Place: Kingsport, TN · KINGSPORT, TN
- Location: 36.5484° N, 82.5618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsport, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5484&lon=-82.5618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1639  81/7/25    KINGSPORT,TN        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N9407G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 8215 TOTAL HOURS, 121
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSPORT,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- STRUCK LGT POLE DRG LNDG IN 420FT PARKING LOT.1 TIRE SKIDDED ON LOOSE GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9407G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9407G-1991-04-24), registration cancelled 1991-04-24, S/N U20601607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (registry code 2073350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810725044559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044559A), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Kingsport, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing in parking lot. Aircraft hit light-pole during rollout.

## Other investigations on N9407G (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 ANC87FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA146), Sep 6, 1987: Cessna U206E (N9407G), Harding Glacier, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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.

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