# NTSB DEN74DQA73: Cessna TU206B, N3478L, Roswell, NM, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQA73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3838   73/11/3   ROSWELL,N MEX       CESSNA TU206B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 20000
        TIME - 0019                    N3478L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDUSTRIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,N MEX            ROSWELL,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UPPER TORQUE ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3478L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478L-1974-01-07), registration cancelled 1974-01-07, S/N U206-0778, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206B
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Industrial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731103037909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103037909A), Nov 3, 1973: Cessna TU206B, Roswell, NM, Destroyed. Upper torque attachment bolt broke

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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