# NTSB FTW71FRG51: Cessna 206, N8701Z, Three Rivers, TX, November 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1970
- Place: Three Rivers, TX · THREE RIVERS, TX
- Location: 28.4669° N, 98.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rivers, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4669&lon=-98.1779&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 August 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4229  70/11/23   THREE RIVERS,TEX    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 110
        TIME - 1800                    N8701Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE RIVERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TILDEN TEX                  THREE RIVERS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED FLAP MALFUNCTION. INSPECTORS FOUND NO MALFUNCTION IN FLAP SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8701Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701Z-1976-03-05), registration cancelled 1976-03-05, S/N P2060501 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (registry code 2073312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Rivers

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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