Cessna U206 N5276U
16 March 1968 · Thousnd Oak, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1968 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N5276U, operated by Thunderbird AV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Thousnd Oak, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thousnd Oak, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N5276U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thunderbird AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1043
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FLEW UNDER LOW OVERCAST IN DARKNESS AFTER RADIO MALFUNCTION.VFR AIRPORTS AVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1968 | Cessna U206 | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | Desoto Airpark | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1968 | Cessna U206 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Air* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1968 | Cessna U206 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Walston Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1968 | Cessna U206 | Lint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1967 | Cessna U206 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Bush CA | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1967 | Cessna U206 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |