# NTSB FTW70AF066: Cessna 206, N72094, Jonesboro, AR, April 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1970
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0130  70/4/20    JONESBORO,ARK       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1769
        TIME - 1428                    N72094              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,ARK               CAMDEN,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO TAXI DOWNWIND WITH GUSTS TO APRX 45K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72094](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72094), registered now, S/N U206-1281, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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: Jonesboro

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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