# NTSB NYC72FHM43: Cessna U206, N72030, Yulan, NY, April 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1972
- Place: Yulan, NY · YULAN, NY
- Location: 41.5226° N, 74.9329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yulan, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5226&lon=-74.9329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1554  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72030-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N U206-1260, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (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
- Airport: Frenchman Fld

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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