# NTSB DEN91LA030: Cessna 206A, N2691X, Carlsbad, NM, January 1, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 1, 1991, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Coordinates: 32.400199, -104.23014 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4002&lon=-104.2301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN91LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18063/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA030

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING LANDING ROLL DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, unknown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING A FLIGHT CONDUCTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A ROAD, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH DEPARTED THE ROAD INTO ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.  INJURIES AND IDENTITY OF THE OCCUPANT(S) IS UNKNOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2691X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2691X-1995-01-10), registration cancelled 1995-01-10, S/N P2060191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206A
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (registry code 2073310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206-0191
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19910101000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000039A), Jan 1, 1991: Cessna TP206A, Carlsbad, NM, Substantial damage. Abandoned aircraft had landed on a dirt road and ran off into rough ground. Owner is federal fugitive.

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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