# NTSB SEA79DYA10: Cessna 206, N2535X, Picabo, ID, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Picabo, ID · PICABO, ID
- Location: 43.3057° N, 114.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picabo, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3057&lon=-114.0678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0463  79/3/28    PICABO,ID           CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 140
        TIME - 1900                    N2535X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICABO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    PICABO,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK PLOWED FLD FOR RWY AT DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2535X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Picabo

## 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 19790328004289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328004289A), Mar 28, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Picabo, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot misjuged position of runway and landed in adjacent plowed field. Aircraft nosed over. Dust a 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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