# NTSB LAX69D0143: Cessna 206, N2569X, Bowie, AZ, August 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1968
- Place: Bowie, AZ · BOWIE, AZ
- Location: 32.3249° N, 109.4845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3249&lon=-109.4845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4923  68/8/30    BOWIE,ARIZ          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 210
        TIME - 1100                    N2569X              PX-  0  0  7  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HAD OIL ON WINDSHIELD,RAN OFF RWY DUE BRAKE FAILURE.NO OIL LEAK OR BRAKE MALFUNCTN FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2569X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2569X-1969-04-07), registration cancelled 1969-04-07, S/N P206-0069, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowie

## Other investigations on N2569X (3)

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 DEN68D0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0041), Jul 21, 1967: Cessna P206 (N2569X), Farmington, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0077), Jun 3, 1966: Cessna 206 (N2569X), Council Bluf, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0133), Jul 23, 1965: Cessna P206 (N2569X), Oakland, IA, 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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