# NTSB LAX74DUG58: Cessna TU-206, N29188, Ludlow, CA, June 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1974
- Place: Ludlow, CA · LUDLOW, CA
- Location: 34.7211° N, 116.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7211&lon=-116.1600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1659   74/6/5  NR.LUDLOW,CALIF       CESSNA TU-206       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2655
        TIME - 1045                    N29188              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CALIF              PAGE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX EMER SELF-RELIEF. HIT WASH OUT IN ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29188](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29188), registered now, S/N U206-1153, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU-206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740605017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740605017729A), Jun 5, 1974: Cessna TU206C, Ludlow, CA, Substantial damage. Pax emer self-relief. Hit wash out in road.

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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