# Accident 19780703042859A: Cessna TU206A, Canyon, WY, July 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1978
- Place: Canyon, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8478Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478Q-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 22 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703042859A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA053), Jul 3, 1978: Cessna TU206 (N8478Q), Canyon, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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