# Accident 19790329020489A: Cessna TU206G, Castle Rock, CO, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.3722° N, 104.8561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castle Rock, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3722&lon=-104.8561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7249N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7249N-1983-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 19 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329020489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT. MANY MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

## 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 DEN79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA034), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna TU206 (N7249N), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage

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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