# Accident 19970704016869A: Cessna P206B, Desert Center, CA, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Desert Center, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7597° N, 115.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7597&lon=-115.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4733F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4733F-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704016869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WIND GUST SLAMMED THE 206 TO HEADING OFF RUNWAY INTO BUSHES. 206 BURNED. DUST DEVILS IN AREA.

## 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 LAX97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA231), Jul 4, 1997: Cessna P206B (N4733F), Desert Center, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's unexpected encounter with dust devils during the takeoff ground roll.

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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