LAX74FUG29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · 29 Palms, CA · November 2, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1973
Place
29 Palms, CA · 29 PALMS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4848FCessna 206
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187838

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3891   73/11/2 NR.29 PALMS,CALIF     CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4848F              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        29 PALMS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND ABANDONED.RCVRY DATE 11/3/73.DATE OF ACCIDENT & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4848F
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.