# NTSB DIA68D0078: Cessna 206, N5188U, New Castle, DE, August 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1967
- Place: New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2876   67/8/9    NEW CASTLE,DEL      CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 400
        TIME - 1555                    N5188U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER WILMINGTN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL CENTERING BRACES BROKEN,STEER SUPPORT BENT.SUSPECT PREVIOUS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5188U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5188U), registered now, S/N 206-0188, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Greater Wilmingtn

## Other investigations on N5188U (1)

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 MKC70DCG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCG31), May 31, 1970: Cessna 206 (N5188U), Grain Valley, MO, 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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