# NTSB MKC68A0081: Cessna TU-206, N3447L, Thedford, NE, June 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1967
- Place: Thedford, NE · THEDFORD, NE
- Location: 41.9792° N, 100.5747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thedford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9792&lon=-100.5747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0953  67/6/15  NR.THEDFORD,NEBR      CESSNA TU-206       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1613                    N3447L              PX-  0  1  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 49, 7600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON SLOPE OF SANDY HILL,FAILED NOSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3447L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3447L), registered now, S/N U206-0747, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU-206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (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: 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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