# NTSB LAX78FA010: Cessna U206F, N60566, Camp Verde, AZ, November 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1977
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ · CAMP VERDE, AZ
- Location: 34.5636° N, 111.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Verde, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5636&lon=-111.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3749  77/11/28 NR.CAMP VERDE, AZ     CESSNA U206F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1840
        TIME - 0945                    N60566              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1070 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KAYENTA,AZ.                 PHOENIX,AZ.                  FLAGSTAFF, AZ.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60566](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60566-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N U20602033, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19771128040849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128040849A), Nov 28, 1977: Cessna U206F, Camp Verde, AZ, Destroyed. No remarks

## Other investigations on N60566 (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 LAX88FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA101), Feb 2, 1988: Cessna U206F (N60566), Lk Havasu City, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT IN FORECAST MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AN AVIATION WEATHER BRIEFING AND…

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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