# NTSB UNK67X0146: Cessna 206, N5237U, Yahalica, Mexico, August 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1967
- Place: Yahalica, Mexico · YAHALICA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0083   67/8/9    YAHALICA,MEX        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1414
        TIME - 1530                    N5237U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 374 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5237U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5237U-2008-10-20), registration cancelled 2008-10-20, S/N 206-0237, built 1964 (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

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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