# NTSB DEN75AD047: Cessna U206, N2139F, Vernal, UT, March 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1975
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0643  75/3/10  NR.VERNAL,UT          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N2139F              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 36, 2895 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1094 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BITTER CREEK STRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VERNAL,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FRM UNLTD MUDDY STRIP.ABT .9 IN BEYOND AFT CG LIMIT.MIXT NOT LEANED.HIT TRUCK RWY END
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2139F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2139F), registered now, S/N U206-0339, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bitter Creek Strp

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750310010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750310010099A), Mar 10, 1975: Cessna U206, Vernal, UT, Destroyed. Attmptd tkof frm unltd muddy strip. Abt .9 in beyond aft CG limit. Mixt not leaned. Hit truck rwy end

## Other investigations on N2139F (1)

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

- [NTSB ANC69D0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0021), Jun 12, 1968: Cessna U206 (N2139F), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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

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