NYC72FHM43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Yulan, NY · April 18, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1972
Place
Yulan, NY · YULAN, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N72030Cessna U206
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166266

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1554  72/4/18    YULAN,NY            CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 560
        TIME - 1330                    N72030              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRENCHMAN FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,NJ               YULAN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DWNWND DWNGRADE TKOF. ACFT UN EITHER TKOF OR STOP SAFELY AT PREDETERMINED ABORT POINT.

Aircraft

Registration
N72030
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Frenchman Fld

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.