# NTSB SEA72DYC06: Cessna 206, N5033U, Orchards, WA, July 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1971
- Place: Orchards, WA · ORCHARDS, WA
- Location: 45.6890° N, 122.5306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchards, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6890&lon=-122.5306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2743  71/7/16    ORCHARDS,WASH       CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 184
        TIME - 1830                    N5033U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OREG                 ORCHARDS,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5033U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5033U-2018-03-14), registration cancelled 2018-03-14, S/N 206-0033, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Scholl

## Other investigations on N5033U (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN15LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA366), Aug 2, 2015: Cessna 206 (N5033U), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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