# NTSB MKC79DCJ36: Cessna P206A, N2679X, Kearney, NE, August 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1979
- Place: Kearney, NE · KEARNEY, NE
- Location: 40.7017° N, 99.0823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7017&lon=-99.0823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2759  79/8/10    KEARNEY,NE          CESSNA P206A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 853
        TIME - 1630                    N2679X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NE             LEXINGTON,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2679X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679X-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N P206-0179, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206A
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (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 19790810023309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810023309A), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Kearney, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot reported loss of power. Made downwind landing in cornfield. Flipped over. No defects found.

## Other investigations on N2679X (2)

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 FTW68D0172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0172), Aug 19, 1967: Cessna 206 (N2679X), Afton, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0533), Dec 10, 1966: Cessna 206 (N2679X), Kansas City, KS, 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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