# Accident 20210622014889A: Cessna T206H, Apple Valley, CA, June 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2021, 23:55 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5709° N, 117.1903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5709&lon=-117.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N881HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210622014889A

## Narrative

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

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AIRPLANE TAXIED INTO A DITCH WHILE MOVING FROM ITS PARKING AREA IN FRONT OF THE AIRPORT'S AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT HANGAR TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND EMPENNAGE.  TWO POB'S ONBOARD; NO INJURIES.  THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2355 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 WPR21LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA240), Jun 23, 2021: Cessna T206 (N881HP), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction due to adjusting the radio while taxing at night, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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