Cessna U206 N5150U
7 April 1970 · Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1970 at about 08:29 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N5150U, operated by Alamo Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N5150U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alamo Airways
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Alamogordo, N Mex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0082
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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
BALLOON TRACKING FLT.ENCTRD DOWN DRAFT DRG LOW PASS.WIND 7KT GUSTING 25KT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1970 | Cessna U206 | Holstein, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1970 | Cessna U206 | Jordan, Minnesota, United States | Call-O-the WIL | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1970 | Cessna U206 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Seeley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1970 | Cessna U206 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna U206 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Aftons Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Cessna U206 | Cove, Oregon, United States | La Grande Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |