# NTSB LAX68D0415: Cessna 206B, N3406L, Winslow, AZ, April 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1968
- Place: Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
- Location: 35.0245° N, 110.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winslow, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0245&lon=-110.7095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0415

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1708  68/4/16    WINSLOW,ARIZ        CESSNA 206B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1487
        TIME - 1700                    N3406L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSLOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FAILED TO GET WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO FLT.LT QUARTERING HEADWIND,50K,GUSTS TO 55K ON LDG.TIRE BLEWOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3406L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3406L-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N U206-0706, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206B
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (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: Winslow

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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