# NTSB LAX73DUJ07: Cessna 206, N4943F, San Carlos, AZ, July 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1972
- Place: San Carlos, AZ · SAN CARLOS, AZ
- Location: 33.3446° N, 110.4776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3446&lon=-110.4776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2482  72/7/14    SAN CARLOS,ARIZ     CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3891
        TIME - 1630                    N4943F              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOWFLAKE,ARIZ              SAN CARLOS,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FOREST SVC FIRE PTRL.COLLIDED WITH BOULDER OUTLINING NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4943F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4943F-2009-08-06), registration cancelled 2009-08-06, S/N U206-0643, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Carlos

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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