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Cessna U206D N72218

28 June 2001 · Boulder City, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 June 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna U206D registered N72218, operated by Lake Mead Air, was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Boulder City, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Boulder City Municipal (61B)
Coordinates
35.9475, -114.8611
Aircraft
Cessna U206D
Registration
N72218
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lake Mead Air
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Colorado City → Boulder City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX01LA225

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind gust and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot lost control of the airplane during landing on runway 27L. The pilot reported that a 10-knot tailwind gust raised the left wing during touchdown and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, where it encountered a berm. As the pilot applied power to realign the airplane with the runway, the nose and left main landing gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna U206D accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Jan 1997 Cessna U206D
N72074
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4 Nov 1992 Cessna U206D
N925RR
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25 Aug 2012 Cessna U206D
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1 Nov 1979 Cessna U206D
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no coordinates
Asap Air, Inc. No injuries -
26 Feb 1977 Cessna U206D
N72308
Hanna, Utah, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 3
4 Apr 1977 Cessna U206D
N72106
Flat, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
HUB Air Servic No injuries -

All 12 records for this type

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