# Accident 19740323007389A: Cessna TU206D, Saranac Lake, NY, March 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.3853° N, 74.2062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADIRONDACK RGNL (SLK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3853&lon=-74.2062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72288) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206D (registry code 2073344, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 18 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323007389A

## Narrative

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

SNOWBANK R SIDE OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 25K.

## 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 NYC74DFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA22), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 206D (N72288), Saranac Lake, NY, 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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