# NTSB NYC73DFA20: Cessna 206, N5129U, Rouse Point, NY, October 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1972
- Place: Rouse Point, NY · ROUSE POINT, NY
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DFA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3534  72/10/16   ROUSE POINT,NY      CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1304
        TIME - 1615                    N5129U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROUSE POINT,NY              LAKE SUNAPEE,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.WIND GUSTING 20K-DRG TURN BFR TKOF WIND GUST UNDER R WING TIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5129U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129U-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 2060129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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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