- Date
- July 17, 1971
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2688XCessna 206A
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3782 71/7/17 NR.FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ CESSNA 206A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1410 N2688X PX- 1 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 54, 9825 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 372 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CHARTER FLT FOR U.S.FOREST SERVICE TO SPOT FOREST FIRES AND DIRECT ACTIVITIES.NO ENG MALFUNC FOUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2688X
- Reported as
- Cessna 206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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