# Accident 19770625017739A: Cessna P206, Mesquite Lake, CA, June 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: Mesquite Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N2618X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2618X-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 120 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625017739A

## 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 LAX77FUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG46), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna P206 (N2618X), Mesquite Lake, CA, 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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