# NTSB LAX76AL020: Cessna 206, N70594, Wickenburg, AZ, September 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2747  75/9/18  NR.WICKENBURG,AZ      CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 795
        TIME - 1920                    N70594              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MARIA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                WICKENBURG,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHORT UNLTD STRIP. LND ALMOST HALFWAY,RAN DWN EMBANKMENT AT RWY END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70594](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70594), registered now, S/N U20602084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Maria Ranch

## 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 19750918031679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918031679A), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna U206F, Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Short unltd strip. Lnd almost halfway,ran dwn embankment at rwy end.

## Other investigations on N70594 (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 NYC74DNA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA35), Feb 23, 1974: Cessna 206 (N70594), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage

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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