# NTSB LAX75DUJ18: Cessna T206B, N3895G, Nogales, AZ, August 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Nogales, AZ · NOGALES, AZ
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3162  74/8/14  NR.NOGALES,ARIZ       CESSNA T206B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 12500
        TIME - 1215                    N3895G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URIS,MEX                   NOGALES,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR TORQUE LINK ATTACH SEPARATED.GR COCKED ABT 90 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3895G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3895G), registered now, S/N U206-0895, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206B
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (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
- Airport: Nogales Intl

## 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 19740814029329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814029329A), Aug 14, 1974: Cessna TU206B, Nogales, AZ, Substantial damage. Nose gr torque link attach separated. Gr cocked abt 90 deg.

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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