# NTSB FTW80DA009: Cessna U206D, N71967, Lubbock, TX, November 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1979
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2624   79/11/1   LUBBOCK,TX          CESSNA U206D        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1717                    N71967              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      57, 13262 TOTAL HOURS, 22
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  FORT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71967](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71967), registered now, S/N U206-1241, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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: Lubbock Regional

## 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 19791101031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101031289A), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna U206D, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft on liftoff failed to gain speed. Impacted runway in level atitude. No mechanical defect indicated.

## Other investigations on N71967 (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 MIA70AM070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM070), Feb 13, 1970: Cessna U206D (N71967), Memphis, TN, 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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