# NTSB FTW78FPA20: Cessna 206, N9647G, Dallas, TX, April 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2108   78/4/2    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N9647G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 8335 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAL-FTW REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   CORSICANA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- CLEARED TO TAXI BEHIND DC-9.DURING TAXI DC-9 APPLIED PWR FOR T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9647G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9647G-1993-05-28), registration cancelled 1993-05-28, S/N U20601847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dal-Ftw Regional

## 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 19780402021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402021079A), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna U206F, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Cleared to taxi behind DC-9.during taxi DC-9 applied pwr for t/o.

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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