# NTSB UNK64X1692: Cessna 206, N5142U, Susanville, CA, May 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1964
- Place: Susanville, CA · SUSANVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.4337° N, 120.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4337&lon=-120.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1692
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1692

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1224  64/5/10    SUSANVILLE CALIF    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 700
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5142U              PX-  0  0  7  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSANVILLE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5142U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-1992-08-04), registration cancelled 1992-08-04, S/N 2060142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Susanville Mun

## Other investigations on N5142U (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 OAK65F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0009), Jan 24, 1965: Cessna 206 (N5142U), Eureka, CA, substantial damage

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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