# NTSB MKC77FCD21: Cessna 206, N188AS, Ames, IA, May 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1977
- Place: Ames, IA · AMES, IA
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1339  77/5/25    AMES,IA             CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 373
        TIME - 2000                    N188AS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    AMES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N188AS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188AS-2016-05-12), registration cancelled 2016-05-12, S/N U206-1011, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (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: Ames

## 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 19770525012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770525012649A), May 25, 1977: Cessna U206C, Ames, IA, 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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