# NTSB DEN75DQA10: Cessna 206, N4862F, La Vida Msn, NM, July 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: La Vida Msn, NM · LA VIDA MSN, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2070  74/7/31    LA VIDA MSN,N MEX   CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 343
        TIME - 0800                    N4862F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,N MEX            LA VIDA MSN,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           68                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD MIDWAY DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4862F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862F-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N U206-0562, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (registry code 2073318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19740731023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731023839A), Jul 31, 1974: Cessna TU206A, La Vida Msn, NM, Substantial damage. Lndd midway down rwy.

## Other investigations on N4862F (2)

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 DCA81AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA015), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna TU206A (N4862F), Loveland, CO, destroyed, 15 fatal
- [NTSB DEN79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA053), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna TU206 (N4862F), Ft Collins, CO, substantial 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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