# NTSB LAX75DUM28: Cessna 206B, N3414L, Imperial, CA, June 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1975
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1479  75/6/23  NR.IMPERIAL,CA        CESSNA 206B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 880
        TIME - 1745                    N3414L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEXICO,CA                 SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 3 CYL CONROD BOLTS FAILED. PLT LND ON NARROW DESERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3414L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3414L-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N U206-0714, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206B
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, 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 19750623017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750623017869A), Jun 23, 1975: Cessna TU206B, Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Nr 3 cyl conrod bolts failed. Plt lnd on narrow desert.

## Other investigations on N3414L (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW81FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA079), Apr 25, 1981: Cessna TU206B (N3414L), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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