# NTSB LAX83LA363: Cessna 206, N920RB, Clifton, AZ, July 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 27, 1983, 19:48 local (Jul 28, 1983, 02:48 UTC)
- Place: Clifton, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.270137, -109.270698 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2701&lon=-109.2707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA363
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23804/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA363

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure induced by others, pilot in command (cause)
  - emotional reaction, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. CUSTOM OFFICIALS SAID THE ACFT WAS BEING TRACKED ON RADAR. THE PLT OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT SAW THE CUSTOMS ACFT AFTER HE LANDED AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, LOST CONTROL AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE PLT WAS CAUGHT, ARRESTED AND 600 LBS OF SUSPECT CARGO WAS SEIZED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N920RB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920RB-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 206-0212, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0212
- Airframe hours: 2935
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Martin Gonzalez, doing business as 815 Fir Avenue
- Registered owner: Steven Hall
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 2, 1982, 46 hours before
- Airport: CFT, Greenlee, runway 7, 4,985 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19830727075219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727075219A), Jul 27, 1983: Cessna 206CESSNA, Clifton, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck soft ground on hurried go around trying to elude government agents. Aircraft flipped over. Pilot arrested.

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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