OAK72AP029

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P206A · S.Francisco, CA · February 23, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1972
Place
S.Francisco, CA · S.FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4664FCessna P206A
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165460

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1417  72/2/23    S.FRANCISCO,CALIF   CESSNA P206A        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 6304
        TIME - 1607                    N4664F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,CALIF                 S.FRANCISCO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           57                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- B-747 MADE LOW PASS RWY 28L.CESSNA APCHD 28R.CTL TWR DIDNT WARN OF POSSIBLE WAKE TURB.L X-WIND 10K

Aircraft

Registration
N4664F
Reported as
Cessna P206A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
San Francisco Int

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.