# NTSB LAX78DUM20: Cessna 206, N8619Z, Imperial, CA, April 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1978
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0883   78/4/7    IMPERIAL,CA         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2269
        TIME - 1915                    N8619Z              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1069 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL CO.ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               IMPERIAL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- GUSTING 25-35K.PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8619Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8619Z-2005-04-07), registration cancelled 2005-04-07, S/N P206-0419, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (registry code 2073309) (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: Imperial Co.Arpt

## 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 19780407008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407008769A), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting 25-35K.prop,firewall dmgd.

## Other investigations on N8619Z (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 CHI05LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA014), Oct 24, 2004: Cessna P206B (N8619Z), Taylorville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not possible by the pilot following a premature deployment of a parachute as a parachutist exited the jump airplane during cruise flight. The inverted spin encountered by the pilot…

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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