# NTSB SEA78DYM05: Cessna TU206, N5458Q, Gates, OR, October 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Gates, OR · GATES, OR
- Location: 44.7560° N, 122.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gates, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7560&lon=-122.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3384  77/10/22   GATES,OR            CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 347
        TIME - 0715                    N5458Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEND,OR                     GATES,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- T/D OFF RWY TO AVOID DEER ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5458Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5458Q-1981-06-04), registration cancelled 1981-06-04, S/N U20603066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis Field

## 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 19771022033129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022033129A), Oct 22, 1977: Cessna TU206F, Gates, OR, Substantial damage. T/d off rwy to avoid deer on 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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