# NTSB LAX76DUJ90: Cessna P206, N2509X, Roosevelt, AZ, July 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Roosevelt, AZ · ROOSEVELT, AZ
- Location: 33.6573° N, 111.1270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roosevelt, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6573&lon=-111.1270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1544  76/7/10    ROOSEVELT,AZ        CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1302
        TIME - 1145                    N2509X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 482 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAPEVINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROOSEVELT,AZ                CHANDLER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED,LFT LDG GEAR STRUCK OBJECT SHEARING OFF.CONTINUED TO DEST.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2509X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grapevine

## 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 19760710017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710017969A), Jul 10, 1976: Cessna P206, Roosevelt, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft settled,lft ldg gear struck object shearing off. Continued to dest. Further damage on ldg.

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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