Plane Crash List

Cessna 206A N2691X

1 January 1991 · Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 January 1991 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 206A registered N2691X was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
32.4002, -104.2301
Aircraft
Cessna 206A
Registration
N2691X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN91LA030

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING LANDING ROLL DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A FLIGHT CONDUCTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A ROAD, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH DEPARTED THE ROAD INTO ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN. INJURIES AND IDENTITY OF THE OCCUPANT(S) IS UNKNOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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