# NTSB DEN68F0267: Cessna TU206, N3000B, Clovis, NM, May 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1968
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0267

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1260  68/5/21    CLOVIS,N MEX        CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 2000                    N3000B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 10 IN SLIT IN NOSE GR TIRE.TIRE FAILURE CAUSED GR FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3000B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000B-1998-12-24), registration cancelled 1998-12-24, S/N U2061077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clovis

## Other investigations on N3000B (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 LAX79IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79IA078), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna TU206C (N3000B), Peach Springs, AZ, incident, no damage

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.

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