# Accident 20050714013969A: Cessna TU206F, Vernal, UT, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 19:45 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYSA
- Location: 39.5722° N, 109.7219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5722&lon=-109.7219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1059V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1059V-2008-01-30) (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 TU206F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714013969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DEPARTING ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING FROM OIL FIELD DIRT STRIP (FLAT ROCK STRIP), THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SAGE BRUSH ON THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE CAUSING IT TO SLOW AND TIP INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINOR WHIP LASH INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. ONE PASSENGER HAD INJURY TO HIS THUMB. NO FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## 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 DEN05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA110), Jul 15, 2005: Cessna TU206F (N1059V), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the soft dirt airstrip, the low airspeed and the stall/mush.

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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