# NTSB SEA76DYG52: Cessna 206, N8013Z, Spangle, WA, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1976
- Place: Spangle, WA · SPANGLE, WA
- Location: 47.4299° N, 117.3812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spangle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4299&lon=-117.3812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1221  76/5/14    SPANGLE,WA          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1167
        TIME - 1750                    N8013Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANGLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- MISTOOK UNMARKED SEEDED AREA BESIDE RWY FOR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8013Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8013Z-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N U206-0413, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Spangle

## 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 19760514012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514012729A), May 14, 1976: Cessna U206, Spangle, WA, Substantial damage. Mistook unmarked seeded area beside rwy for rwy.

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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