# NTSB LAX75AL047: Cessna P206, N2661X, Wheaton Spring, CA, March 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1975
- Place: Wheaton Spring, CA · WHEATON SPRING, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0490  75/3/11  NR.WHEATON SPRING,CA  CESSNA P206         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 384
        TIME - 0745                    N2661X              PX-  1  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUCCA VALLEY,CA             LAS VEGAS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          SMOKE                                                     42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2661X-1975-05-20), registration cancelled 1975-05-20, S/N P206-0161, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750311007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750311007269A), Mar 11, 1975: Cessna P206A, Wheaton Spring, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into obscured mtn slope.

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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