# Incident 19780224001619I: Cessna TU206/, Grand Junction, CO, February 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1978, 17:45 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756EN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206/
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780224001619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER CARRIED A TOXIC SUBSTANCE ON THE AIRPLANE. IT EXPLODED, CAUSING GREAT POTENTIAL HAZARD.

## Other reports on N756EN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910402013199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402013199I), Apr 2, 1991: Cessna TU206G (N756EN), San Diego, CA. Engine failed. Forced landing in a field. Found NR1 cylinder connecting rod bearing had spun.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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