# NTSB CEN26LA239: Cessna T206H, N480AC, Ava, MO, June 29, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 29, 2026, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place: Ava, MO
- Coordinates: 36.971887, -92.681946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9719&lon=-92.6819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA239
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203273/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA239

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N480AC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480AC), registered now, S/N T20608583, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Registry model: [Cessna T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (registry code 2073303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (registry code 42004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T20608583
- Year built: 2005
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Adams Consulting And Programming
- Registered owner: Adams Consulting And Programming
- Airport: AOV

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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