# NTSB FTW68D0172: Cessna 206, N2679X, Afton, OK, August 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1967
- Place: Afton, OK · AFTON, OK
- Location: 36.6965° N, 94.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6965&lon=-94.9575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2973  67/8/19    AFTON,OKLA          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 327
        TIME - 0845                    N2679X              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONKEY ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NO CHECK MADE OF RWY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2679X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679X-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N P206-0179, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monkey Island

## Other investigations on N2679X (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 MKC79DCJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ36), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna P206A (N2679X), Kearney, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0533), Dec 10, 1966: Cessna 206 (N2679X), Kansas City, KS, 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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