# Accident 19800920044409A: Cessna TU206G, Craig, CO, September 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Airport: Craig-Moffat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4952° N, 107.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG-MOFFAT (CAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4952&lon=-107.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756EY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756EY) (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 TU206G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920044409A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD, NIGHT LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NO PILOT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL. FRAUDULENT OWNERSHIP.

## 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 DEN80FTE82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE82), Sep 20, 1980: Cessna TU206G (N756EY), Craig, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N756EY (3)

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

- [Incident 19880825050199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825050199I), Aug 25, 1988: Cessna TU206G (N756EY), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Rear door opened on final approach striking fuselage. No reason found for door opening.
- [Accident 19880221021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221021899A), Feb 21, 1988: Cessna TU206G (N756EY), Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. Parachutist struck the horizontal stabilizer while jumping from aircraft. Severe turbulence involved.
- [Incident 19830708037459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708037459I), Jul 8, 1983: Cessna TU206G (N756EY), Dutch John, UT, Minor damage. Right wing was struck by a ground vehicle while waiting to leave gas pit with engine idling.

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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