# NTSB SEA80DYM02: Cessna TU206F, N196BC, Elgin, OR, November 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1979
- Place: Elgin, OR · ELGIN, OR
- Location: 45.5647° N, 117.9213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5647&lon=-117.9213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2994   79/11/1   ELGIN,OR            CESSNA TU206F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 226
        TIME - 1730                    N196BC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIFFORD HULSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGRANGE,OR                 ELGIN,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N196BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gifford Hulse

## 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 19791101032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101032799A), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Elgin, OR, Substantial damage. Landed on sod strip,veered off runway into soft sand,flipped over.

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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