- Date
- October 14, 1987, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Winnemucca, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9040MCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871014059719A
- Case key
- 40750
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nose gear collapsed during takeoff and the acft nosed over. The plt stated to inspectors that recent maintenance had been performed on the nose gear. Shortly after the accident the acft was locked in a hangar. The plt has failed to file an accident report and inspectors have been unable to contact the owner of the acft to get more information or to further inspect the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9040M
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 206604524
- Engine
- Continental IO-520L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ed Filbin
- Registered owner
- Ed Filbin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- WMC · Winnemucca Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.