- Date
- January 12, 1971
- Place
- Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8734ZCessna 206P
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159871
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0552 71/1/12 EAGLE PASS,TEX CESSNA 206P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2700 TIME - 0055 N8734Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUGHLIN AFB 1 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE PASS,TEX DEL RIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG CLB THRU 2000FT ENG BEGAN TO CUT OUT-SURGE. HIT PWR LINE DRG APCH TO LIGHTED CATTLE FEED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8734Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 206P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laughlin Afb 1
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