# NTSB UNK65X0583: Cessna 206, N5269U, Destin, FL, November 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1964
- Place: Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0583
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0583

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0607   64/11/6   DESTIN FLA          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 450
        TIME - 1630                    N5269U              PX-  0  1  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
          PERSONNEL-ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRED EFF AND JUDG OF PASS.
        REMARKS- INATTENTION OF PASSENGER TO PROP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5269U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269U-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 2060269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Destin

## Other investigations on N5269U (2)

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 NYC70A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0012), Jul 26, 1969: Cessna 206 (N5269U), Springfield, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69D0416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0416), Apr 17, 1969: Cessna 206 (N5269U), Roxbury, CT, 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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