# NTSB LAX71AL050: Cessna 206, N29117, Santa Cruz, CA, February 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1971
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA · SANTA CRUZ, CA
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1784  71/2/10    SANTA CRUZ,CALIF    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N29117              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 2742 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHRISTI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXNARD,CALIF                SANTA CRUZ,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PLT MADE IMPROPER LOW PASS BEFORE LDG. L WG HIT SPECTATOR AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29117 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Christi

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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