# NTSB LAX68F0279: Cessna U206A, N4938F, Calexico, CA, January 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1968
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0272  68/1/15    CALEXICO,CALIF      CESSNA U206A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3568
        TIME - 2115                    N4938F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4938F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4938F-1999-03-10), registration cancelled 1999-03-10, S/N U206-0638 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calexico

## Other investigations on N4938F (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 CHI93LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA241), Jul 2, 1993: Cessna U206A (N4938F), Kimberling City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ROCK LODGED IN THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

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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