Cessna TU-206G accident near Auburn, California, March 8, 1984
On March 8, 1984 at about 6:04 pm local time, a Cessna TU-206G, registered N206GA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Auburn, California (Auburn Muni airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 8, 1984 · about 6:04 pm local time
- Place
- Auburn, California · Auburn Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU-206G · all TU-206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N206GA · registry record · serial U20605288
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT CAME IN FOR HER 3RD LANDING AND AFTER FLARING HIGH'CUT'THE THROTTLE AND SAID SHE HOPED FOR A'SOFT'LANDING WITH TRIM BACK AND 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS. A PLT ON THE GROUND NEAR THE RWY SAID HIS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE ACFT BECAUSE OF A LARGE INCREASE IN ENGINE NOISE. HE SAID THE ACFT NOSE WAS HIGH,AIRSPEED SLOW AND THE ACFT APPEARED TO ENTER A'TORQUE ROLL'. HE ADDED IT POSSIBLY ROLLED DUE TO'P'FACTOR. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 FT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT SAID SHE MAY HAVE RAISED THE FLAPS TO GO AROUND BEFORE ADDING POWER. SHE ALSO SAID SHE MAY NOT HAVE USED ENOUGH RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR THE ADDED POWER. HER INSTRUCTOR SAID SHE TENDED TO USE TRIM INSTEAD OF RUDDERBUT HE THOUGHT SHE WAS'CURED'OF HER HABIT OF RAISING FLAPS BEFORE POWER BUT A'REFLEX SITUATION'MAY HAVE MADE HER HAVE THE PREDOMINANT IMPROPER REFLEX ACTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 251 hours in all; 95 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 171 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 542 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 18, 1983; 61 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AUN Auburn CA at 5:04 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7, 3,100 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX84LA209.