# NTSB SEA75AS026: Cessna TU206D, Palmer, WA, January 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 5, 1975
- Place: Palmer, WA · PALMER, WA
- Location: 47.3143° N, 121.8923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 11, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0364   75/1/5  NR.PALMER,WA          CESSNA TU206D       CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1007                    N71972              PX-  2  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            27, 2433 TOTAL HOURS, 51
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHLAND,WA                 SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          SNOW, FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/7/75.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING CONFIG.UN MAINTAIN ALT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71972-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- Registry model: Cessna TU206D (registry code 2073344, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19750105005839A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750105005839A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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