- Date
- April 20, 1971
- Place
- Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4960FCessna TU206B
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160752
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2357 71/4/20 KAYENTA,ARIZ CESSNA TU206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N4960F PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 1138 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 619 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAYENTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAYENTA,ARIZ TUCSON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT SPIN NEAR TOP OF RIDGE. MDT TO SEVERE TURB FCSTD FOR AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4960F
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kayenta
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