# NTSB FTW79FRG14: Cessna U206, N8001Z, Refugio, TX, January 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1979
- Place: Refugio, TX · REFUGIO, TX
- Location: 28.3074° N, 97.2750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Refugio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3074&lon=-97.2750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0125  79/1/21    REFUGIO,TX          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 525
        TIME - 2220                    N8001Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOKE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         REFUGIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING PUSH ROD BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8001Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8001Z), registered now, S/N U206-0401, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rooke Field

## 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 19790121001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121001289A), Jan 21, 1979: Cessna U206, Refugio, TX, Substantial damage. Tire had a hole 10 inches long scrubbed in the side. Nose wheel was broken off

## Other investigations on N8001Z (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 FTW67D0322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0322), Dec 6, 1966: Cessna U206 (N8001Z), Oklahoma Cty, OK, substantial damage

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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