# NTSB OAK73DVG40: Cessna 206, N5249U, Biggs, CA, January 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Biggs, CA · BIGGS, CA
- Location: 39.4115° N, 121.7114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biggs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4115&lon=-121.7114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0148   73/1/4    BIGGS,CALIF         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N5249U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 731 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIGGS,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5249U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19730104000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000299A), Jan 4, 1973: Cessna 206CESSNA, Biggs, CA, Substantial damage

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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