- Date
- October 13, 1972
- Place
- Nucla, CO · NUCLA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2685XCessna P206A
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168903
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3276 72/10/13 NUCLA,COLO CESSNA P206A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 136 TIME - 1905 N2685X PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS-MONTROSS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,COLO NUCLA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BUNGEE BROKE,CAUSING DIRECTIONAL CTL PROBLEM.DENS ALT APRX 6200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2685X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopkins-Montross
N2685XRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2005 · Cessna P206AAirframe modelCessna P206AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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