# NTSB LAX71AL062: Cessna TU206B, N4960F, Kayenta, AZ, April 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1971
- Place: Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL062

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960F-1971-06-16), registration cancelled 1971-06-16, S/N U206-0660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206B
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kayenta

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.