What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft, a 1964 Cessna 206, N206DZ, touched down on runway 22, a sod field 1,805? In length, with a tailwind. The aircraft had one occupant on board, the pilot. The aircraft departed the designated landing surface, coming to rest approximately 300? Beyond the end of the runway with enough speed to hop a 10? Ditch. Its final position was with the nose section on one side of the ditch and the tail section on the other side, straddling the ditch. All three propeller blades had sideways, rotationally induced dirt marks indicating that the engine was producing power at the time of impact. The final resting point of the blades was one blade dug ¾ of the way into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, A 1964 CESSNA 206, N206DZ, TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22, A SOD FIELD 1,805? IN LENGTH, WITH A TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DESIGNATED LANDING SURFACE, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300? BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO HOP A 10? DITCH. ITS FINAL POSITION WAS WITH THE NOSE SECTION ON ONE SIDE OF THE DITCH AND THE TAIL SECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE, STRADDLING THE DITCH. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES HAD SIDEWAYS, ROTATIONALLY INDUCED DIRT MARKS INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE FINAL RESTING POINT OF THE BLADES WAS ONE BLADE DUG ¾ OF THE WAY INTO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.