# Accident 19710717999999A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Quartzsite, AZ, July 17, 1971

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1971
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8667Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8667Z-1972-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19710717999999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WRECKAGE OF MISSING AIRCRAFT LOCATED IN DEER MOUNTAIN RAVINE. STRONG CONVECTIVE CURRENTS IN AREA TIME OF CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA013), Jul 17, 1971: Cessna 206 (N8667Z), Quartzsite, AZ, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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