# NTSB OAK69F0034: Cessna 206, N4651F, Steamboat, NV, July 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1968
- Place: Steamboat, NV · STEAMBOAT, NV
- Location: 39.3771° N, 119.7438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3771&lon=-119.7438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1892   68/7/3    STEAMBOAT,NEV       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 114
        TIME - 1630                    N4651F              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE AS PRESCRIBED IN MANUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4651F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4651F-1976-07-06), registration cancelled 1976-07-06, S/N P206-0251, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (registry code 2073310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4651F (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 IAD76AI055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI055), Feb 13, 1976: Cessna TP206 (N4651F), Blountville, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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