# NTSB FTW70F0293: Cessna U206, N5296U, Tomball, TX, November 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1969
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4278   69/11/1   TOMBALL,TEX         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 174
        TIME - 1730                    N5296U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID WAYNE HOOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAYNOR,TEX                  TOMBALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR UPPER TORQUE LINK PART NR 0543035-10 BKN.WHEEL TURNED 90DEG.NOSE GR REPAIRED 1966.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5296U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5296U), registered now, S/N U206-0296, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: David Wayne Hooks

## Other investigations on N5296U (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 FTW67D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0059), Jun 18, 1966: Cessna 206 (N5296U), Lagrange, TX, 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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