# Accident 19770325006869A: Cessna P206B, Crescent City, CA, March 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1977
- Place: Crescent City, CA
- Airport: Mcnamara Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.7645° N, 124.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7645&lon=-124.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4794F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4794F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325006869A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.

## 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 OAK77DVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD28), Mar 25, 1977: Cessna 206 (N4794F), Crescent City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4794F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950729033999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729033999I), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna P206B (N4794F), Walworth, WI, Minor damage. Dropped jumpers. While returning to base main door came off. Forward latch pin failed. Door hit right flap.
- [Incident 19890325024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325024389I), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna P206C (N4794F), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. Jumpers formed stack and began a slide. Chute of NR3 man folded. He became entangled. Reserve did not fully deploy.

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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