# NTSB MKC67F0077: Cessna 206, N2569X, Council Bluf, IA, June 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1966
- Place: Council Bluf, IA · COUNCIL BLUF, IA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3329   66/6/3    COUNCIL BLUF IOWA   CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N2569X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEEP RUTS IN RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2569X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2569X-1969-04-07), registration cancelled 1969-04-07, S/N P206-0069, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Council Bluffs

## Other investigations on N2569X (3)

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 LAX69D0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0143), Aug 30, 1968: Cessna 206 (N2569X), Bowie, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0041), Jul 21, 1967: Cessna P206 (N2569X), Farmington, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0133), Jul 23, 1965: Cessna P206 (N2569X), Oakland, IA, 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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