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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Las Vegas, NV · August 29, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1971
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
5 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5014UCessna 206
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164027

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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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3-4334  71/8/29    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 232
        TIME - 1438                    N5014U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N5014U
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran

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.

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