# Accident 19730520014859A: Cessna U206, Daytona Beach, FL, May 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5280U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 35 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520014859A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA73FLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD84), May 20, 1973: Cessna U206 (N5280U), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

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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