# NTSB FTW75DRG78: Cessna 206, N8038Z, St Joseph Isld, TX, May 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1975
- Place: St Joseph Isld, TX · ST JOSEPH ISLD, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1165  75/5/12    ST JOSEPH ISLD,TX   CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 270
        TIME - 1430                    N8038Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AUSTIN,TX                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED          ST JOSEPH ISLD,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD LNDG ON SOFT SANDY BEACH.NOSE GR DUG INTO SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8038Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8038Z-1989-02-24), registration cancelled 1989-02-24, S/N U2060438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (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 19750512010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512010829A), May 12, 1975: Cessna U206A, St Joseph Isld, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd lndg on soft sandy beach. Nose gr dug into sand.

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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