# NTSB FTW69D0372: Cessna 206, N8031Z, Simmesport, LA, January 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1969
- Place: Simmesport, LA · SIMMESPORT, LA
- Location: 30.9811° N, 91.8143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmesport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9811&lon=-91.8143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0510  69/1/27    SIMMESPORT,LA       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 231
        TIME - 1400                    N8031Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEWOOD PLANTATI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- LANDED ON INCOMPLETED RNWY. RAN INTO SOFT DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8031Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031Z-1971-09-10), registration cancelled 1971-09-10, S/N U206-0431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosewood Plantati

## Other investigations on N8031Z (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 MKC71FCA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCA39), Jun 4, 1971: Cessna U206 (N8031Z), Cape Girardeau, 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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