Cessna TU206F accident near Goliad, Texas, March 17, 1986
On March 17, 1986 at about 6:00 am local time, a Cessna TU206F, registered N6633T, was destroyed in an accident near Goliad, Texas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 17, 1986 · about 6:00 am local time
- Place
- Goliad, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206F · all TU206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N6633T · registry record · serial U20602870
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT APPARENTLY FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND BROKE A LANDING GEAR WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT HIT AND FATALLY INJURED A PERSON ON THE GROUND. LOCAL AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE PERSONS BODY WAS THEN TRANSPORTED ABOUT FOUR MILES AND THROWN INTO THE RIVER AND THE AIRCRAFT DELIBERATELY BURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED BY ITS OWNER AS HAVING BEEN STOLEN ON 1/29/86.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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