DEN70A0037

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Rawlins, WY · December 4, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1969
Place
Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4973FCessna 206
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148663

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3196   69/12/4   RAWLINS,WYO         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1635                    N4973F              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 54, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WYO                RIVERTON,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        REMARKS- PLT DIED DURG FLT.PX WITH NO PREVIOUS FLYING EXPERIENCE FLEW ACFT,CRASH LANDED WHEN ENG STOPPED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4973F
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rawlins

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.