# NTSB SEA72DYG26: Cessna 206, N4622F, Sprague, WA, February 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1972
- Place: Sprague, WA · SPRAGUE, WA
- Location: 47.3049° N, 117.9713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sprague, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3049&lon=-117.9713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1281  72/2/20    SPRAGUE,WASH        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 350
        TIME - 1400                    N4622F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRAGUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRAGUE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT IN DIRT RWY CAUSED BY RAIN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4622F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4622F-2012-07-31), registration cancelled 2012-07-31, S/N P206-0222, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (registry code 2073310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sprague

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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