# NTSB NYC81IA080: Cessna U206G, N734VB, New York, NY, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0046  81/9/14    NEW YORK,NY         CESSNA U206G        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1267
        TIME - 0750                    N734VB              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 979 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALL STREET SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONMOUTH BEACH,NJ           NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR WTR TURBC,LNDG RUN,L FNT STRUT FAILED,PROP HIT FLOAT,ACFT SANK.BARGE TRAFFIC IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734VB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VB-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N U20604875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Wall Street Spb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810914084779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914084779I), Sep 14, 1981: Cessna U206G, New York, NY, Minor damage. Landed near wake of passing tug. Pontoon struck wave and collapsed strut. Prop chopped off front of pontoon.

## Other investigations on N734VB (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 ANC15FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA050), Jul 20, 2015: Cessna U206G (N734VB), Trapper Creek, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while intentionally maneuvering close to the ground.

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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