# NTSB LAX79IA078: Cessna TU206C, N3000B, Peach Springs, AZ, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ · PEACH SPRINGS, AZ
- Location: 35.5314° N, 113.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peach Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5314&lon=-113.4320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79IA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79IA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0039   79/9/7  NR.PEACH SPRINGS,AZ   CESSNA TU206C       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1247
        TIME - 1440                    N3000B              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ALTERNATE AIR DOOR STRIKER PLAT(PN 125093G-1) I NJESTED BY TURBOCHARGER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3000B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000B-1998-12-24), registration cancelled 1998-12-24, S/N U2061077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No 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).

- [Incident 19790907034769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907034769I), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna TU206/, Peach Springs, AZ. Manifold pressure drop in flight. Striker plate from alternate air door ingested by turbo charger.

## Other investigations on N3000B (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 DEN68F0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0267), May 21, 1968: Cessna TU206 (N3000B), Clovis, NM, 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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