# Accident 19830727075219A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Clifton, AZ, July 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1983, 19:48 local time
- Place: Clifton, AZ
- Airport: Greenlee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2701° N, 109.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2701&lon=-109.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920RB-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727075219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SOFT GROUND ON HURRIED GO AROUND TRYING TO ELUDE GOVERNMENT AGENTS. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT ARRESTED.

## 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 LAX83LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA363), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 206 (N920RB), Clifton, AZ, 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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