# NTSB FTW70DRA03: Cessna 206, N5020U, Cypress, TX, February 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1970
- Place: Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Location: 29.9691° N, 95.6972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-95.6972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRA03-136482

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0969  70/2/16    CYPRESS,TEX         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1084
        TIME - 1840                    N5020U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 CYPRESS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK MUDDY AREA FOR RWY. LTS CONTROLLED BY AUTOMATIC SYSTEM,WERE NOT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5020U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Weiser

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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