# NTSB LAX76DUG60: Cessna U206, N5289U, Palms, CA, July 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1976
- Place: Palms, CA · PALMS, CA
- Location: 34.0228° N, 118.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0228&lon=-118.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1700   76/7/2  NR.PALMS,CA           CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 1600                    N5289U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEADOW LARK,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- LND ON DRY LAKE BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5289U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5289U-2013-09-24), registration cancelled 2013-09-24, S/N U206-0289, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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

## 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 19760702019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760702019239A), Jul 2, 1976: Cessna U206, Palms, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on dry lake bed.

## Other investigations on N5289U (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 ANC81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA081), Jul 15, 1981: Cessna U206 (N5289U), Naknek, AK, destroyed, 3 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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