# NTSB DEN76AD066: Cessna TU206, N4831F, Ouray, UT, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Ouray, UT · OURAY, UT
- Location: 40.0891° N, 109.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ouray, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0891&lon=-109.6774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3645  76/8/15  NR.OURAY,UT           CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 991
        TIME - 0800                    N4831F              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDWASH AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT          OURAY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN GUSTY CONDITIONS ON ROUGH ROCKY STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4831F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4831F), registered now, S/N U206-0531, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (registry code 2073318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-c) (registry code 17251, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandwash Airstrip

## 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 19760815038929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815038929A), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna TU206A, Ouray, UT, Substantial damage. Lndd in gusty conditions on rough rocky strip.

## Other investigations on N4831F (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 DEN84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA016), Oct 23, 1983: Cessna TU-206A (N4831F), Loveland, CO, substantial damage

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.

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