Accident Cessna P206A N2511X, Friday 3 February 1967
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Date:Friday 3 February 1967
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna P206A
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2511X
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Laconia, NH -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Laconia, New Hampshire
Destination airport:Laconia, New Hampshire
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) February 3, 1967 when crashed into trees on a snow covered landscape at Laconia, New Hampshire. The pilot - the sole person on board - was seriously injured. Accoarding to the following exceprt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"TYPE OF ACCIDENT - COLLIDED WITH: TREES
PHASE OF OPERATION - IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
FACTOR(S)
TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT. CRASH SITE ON FARM OWNED BY PILOT."

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC67F0516
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: NYC67F0516 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20905&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2511X
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/nh/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2016 14:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2023 11:24 Ron Averes Updated

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