LAX69A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TU206C · Action, CA · January 31, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 31, 1969
Place
Action, CA · ACTION, CA
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29004Cessna TU206C
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191248

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1953  69/1/31    ACTION,CALIF        CESSNA TU206C       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2500
        TIME - 1724                    N29004              PX-  2  1  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP TURN ON BASE LEG DUE TO TOO HIGH/FAST APCH TO INTENDED LDG ON ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N29004
Reported as
Cessna TU206C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.