# NTSB SEA79FTI16: Cessna TU206F, N8733Q, Sula, MT, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Sula, MT · SULA, MT
- Location: 45.8462° N, 113.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8462&lon=-113.9575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTI16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1334  79/6/10  NR.SULA,MT            CESSNA TU206F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1334
        TIME - 1120                    N8733Q              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETZSTEON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,ID               SULA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON ROAD,L WG CAUGHT BUSHES. PRIVATE FLD NEXT TO ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8733Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8733Q-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N U206-03486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wetzsteon

## 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 19790610013409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610013409A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna TU206F, Sula, MT, Substantial damage. Landed on road along side of runway due to water on rwy. Hit bushes on edge of road. Stated rough engine. Engine ok

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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