# NTSB FTW71FRJ03: Cessna U206, N269D, Vicksburg, MS, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Vicksburg, MS · VICKSBURG, MS
- Location: 32.3526° N, 90.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3526&lon=-90.8779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3257  70/7/31  NR.VICKSBURG,MISS     CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 960
        TIME - 1700                    N269D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 855 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VICKSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNSBORO,LA                VICKSBURG,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N269D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vicksburg

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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