# NTSB MIA74DKJ17: Cessna 206, N71223, Mobile, AL, August 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2012  73/8/22    MOBILE,ALA          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1050
        TIME - 1030                    N71223              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLAHASSEE,FLA             MOBILE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING WATER LNDG.PLT CONT FLT LNDD AT ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71223](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71223-1980-09-11), registration cancelled 1980-09-11, S/N U20602129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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).

- [Accident 19730822023659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822023659A), Aug 22, 1973: Cessna U206F, Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Collided with submerged object during water lndg. Plt cont flt lndd at arpt.

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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