# NTSB MKC80DCD10: Cessna U206, N733WF, West Union, IA, January 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1980
- Place: West Union, IA · WEST UNION, IA
- Location: 42.9589° N, 91.8130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Union, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9589&lon=-91.8130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0003  80/1/11    WEST UNION,IA       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N733WF              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 19, 1433 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            291 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST UNION MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST UNION,IA               BOONE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           15                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           39                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL DMG WHEN WND BLEW IT OVR AFTER OCCUPANTS EXITED.WND GUSTING 42KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733WF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733WF-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N U20604802, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (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: West Union Muni

## 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 19800111000829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000829A), Jan 11, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, West Union, IA, Substantial damage. Crosswind picked up wing of aircraft and flipped it over off side of runway on takeoff. Exceeded crosswind factor

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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