Accident Cessna P206A N2676X, Friday 22 July 1966
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Date:Friday 22 July 1966
Time:20:12
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna P206A
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2676X
MSN: P206-0176
Year of manufacture:1965
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Opa Locka, Florida (OPF/KOPF)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) July 22, 1966 when crashed at Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Dark overcast night. Aircraft was observed to enter a dive and crash in a dark sparsely lighted area. All three person on board (crew of two and one passenger) killed. Aircraft destroyed by fire after impact. According to the NTSB report into the accident:

PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA67A0012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA67A0012 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=23897&key=0&queryId=ceb66d9b-65ab-4715-8ea2-f34ef7b720f9&pgno=7&pgsize=50
2. FAA; http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2676X
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N2676X.html
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N2676X/
5. http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n2676x.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
18-Jul-2016 12:48 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
18-Jul-2016 12:50 Dr.John Smith Updated [Source, ]

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