# NTSB FTW78DRG48: Cessna U206F, N51032, Mission, TX, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Mission, TX · MISSION, TX
- Location: 26.2159° N, 98.3253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mission, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2159&lon=-98.3253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1177  78/5/26    MISSION,TX          CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 15000
        TIME - 1300                    N51032              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSION,TX                  ZAPATA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51032 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- 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 19780526014199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526014199A), May 26, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Mission, TX, Substantial damage. Tkof from dirt road.

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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