# NTSB FTW70D0046: Cessna 206, N8060Z, Winnsboro, TX, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Winnsboro, TX · WINNSBORO, TX
- Location: 32.9559° N, 95.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9559&lon=-95.2903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1756  69/5/18    WINNSBORO,TEX       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 2100                    N8060Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GAS TANK CAP MISSING ON R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8060Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060Z-1998-08-13), registration cancelled 1998-08-13, S/N U2060460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8060Z (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 CHI90LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA229), Aug 13, 1990: Cessna U206A (N8060Z), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ACCOMPLISH A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR.

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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