# NTSB NYC75FNA02: Cessna U206B, N3893G, Newburyport, MA, July 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Location: 42.8123° N, 70.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburyport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8123&lon=-70.8866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3701   74/7/4    NEWBURYPORT,MASS    CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3893G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            188 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURYPORT,MASS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE STEERING COLLAR ASSEM P/N 1243404-1 BROKE.TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED DRG TKOF.ACFT DMGD DRG LD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3893G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893G-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N U206-0893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (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: Plum Island

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740704017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704017479A), Jul 4, 1974: Cessna U206B, Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Nose steering collar assem p/n 1243404-1 broke. Torque links disconnected drg tkof. Acft dmgd drg ld

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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