Cessna U206 N4978F
22 August 1969 · Winterhaven, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1969 at about 07:06 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N4978F, operated by Bet-Ko Air, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Winterhaven, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winterhaven, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N4978F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bet-Ko Air, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Yuma, Ariz → San Bernadino, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2477
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
CONNECTING ROD, NR 1 PISTON FAILED. HOLE PUNCHED IN CASE. HIGH TIME ENG. LANDED ON DESERT ROAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1969 | Cessna U206 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Washington AER | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1969 | Cessna U206 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Space Center I | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1969 | Cessna U206 | Paoli, Indiana, United States | Washington AER | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Cessna U206 | Wilow Springs, Illinois, United States | Mills Humphrey | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1969 | Cessna U206 | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | JAY Associates | Fatal | - |
| 2 Feb 1969 | Cessna U206 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Vale and Stein | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |