# NTSB DEN70A0037: Cessna 206, N4973F, Rawlins, WY, December 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1969
- Place: Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
- Location: 41.7851° N, 107.2247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawlins, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7851&lon=-107.2247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973F-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N U206-0673, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rawlins

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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