Cessna P206 N4672F

Summary

On 16 March 2025 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna P206 registered N4672F was involved in an accident near Frankston, Texas, 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.

Date

16 March 2025 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Estates Airport (T25)

Coordinates

32.0818, -95.4525

Aircraft

Cessna P206

Registration

N4672F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Frankston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA131

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the touchdown, a strong wind gust pushed the airplane to the left. The left wheel caught the edge of the downslope on the left side of the runway and pulled the airplane into a ditch. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to recover using right rudder. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing when it collided with a tree and came to rest in some brush. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 27 with wind from 340° at 9 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.