# NTSB NYC73DIJ13: Cessna U206, N4955F, Willamson, WV, November 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1972
- Place: Willamson, WV · WILLAMSON, WV
- Location: 37.6741° N, 82.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamson, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6741&lon=-82.2711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DIJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DIJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2412  72/11/26   WILLAMSON,W VA      CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1043
        TIME - 1310                    N4955F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLAMSON,W VA              BLACKSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- PIC MISJUDGED DISTANCE TO A TEMP LIGHT POLE ON  TAKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4955F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4955F-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N U206-0655, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (registry code 2073318) (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: Williamson

## Other investigations on N4955F (1)

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 FTW82DA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA163), May 1, 1982: Cessna TU-206A (N4955F), Rachal, TX, 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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