- Date
- November 25, 1972
- Place
- Dublin, VA · DUBLIN, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71964Cessna 206D
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168588
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2413 72/11/25 DUBLIN,VA CESSNA 206D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N71964 PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 31, 1080 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLDSBORO,NC DUBLIN,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- DESCND BLO MDA,MISTOOK LTS ON GRND FOR ARPT LTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71964
- Reported as
- Cessna 206D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New River Valley
N71964Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna U206DAirframe modelCessna U206DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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