FTW69F0245

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Blytheville, AR · October 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1968
Place
Blytheville, AR · BLYTHEVILLE, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3949GCessna U206
Status
Completed · report November 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108391

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3311   68/10/2   BLYTHEVILLE,ARK     CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 706
        TIME - 0200                    N3949G              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHEVILLE AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3949G
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blytheville Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.