# NTSB FTW76AF119: Cessna P206, N2580X, Shamrock, TX, August 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1976
- Place: Shamrock, TX · SHAMROCK, TX
- Location: 35.2154° N, 100.2461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shamrock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2154&lon=-100.2461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2966  76/8/30    SHAMROCK,TX         CESSNA P206         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1167
        TIME - 1526                    N2580X              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 464 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AKRON-CANTON,DH             ROSWELL,NM                   SPRINGFIELD,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2580X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2580X-1976-12-22), registration cancelled 1976-12-22, S/N P206-0080 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760830033579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760830033579A), Aug 30, 1976: Cessna P206, Shamrock, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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