# NTSB NYC80FHJ22: Cessna 206F, N4622U, Dunwood, NY, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Dunwood, NY · DUNWOOD, NY
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2008  80/8/16    DUNWOOD,NY          CESSNA 206F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N4622U              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            48, 6050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT SOUTH BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNWOOD,NY                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4622U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4622U-1996-02-27), registration cancelled 1996-02-27, S/N U20605007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great South Bay

## 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 19800816043709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816043709A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Fire Island, NY, Substantial damage. Wing float dug in while taxiing for takeoff in rough water. Conditions precluded safe operation.

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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