- Date
- October 12, 1973
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3975GCessna U206A
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731012032449A
- Case key
- 188456
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3005 73/10/12 MERCED,CALIF CESSNA U206A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1820 N3975G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 41, 5566 TOTAL HOURS, 90 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCED,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- COPILOT RUDDER STOW HANDLE AT MID-TRAVEL.LEFT PEDAL STOWED,NO EFFECTIVE LEFT RUDDER.IP IN RT SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3975G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced Municipal
N3975GRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Cessna U206CAirframe modelCessna U206CEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.