# NTSB SEA70DWG10: Cessna 206, N3882G, Colfax, WA, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Colfax, WA · COLFAX, WA
- Location: 46.9108° N, 117.3290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colfax, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9108&lon=-117.3290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DWG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1740  70/4/25    COLFAX,WASH         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2300
        TIME - 1030                    N3882G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITMAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WASH                  COLFAX,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUT WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO ALLOW FOR WHEEL CENTERING AND STEERING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3882G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3882G), registered now, S/N U206-0882, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitman County

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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