# NTSB DEN76FTE40: Cessna TU206, N29125, Gunnison, CO, November 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1975
- Place: Gunnison, CO · GUNNISON, CO
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3378   75/11/9   GUNNISON,CO         CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 751
        TIME - 1120                    N29125              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNNISON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUNNISON,CO                 SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           29                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED FLIGHT WITH ICE-SNOW ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29125](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29125-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N U206-1095, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gunnison Muni

## 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 19751109036659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751109036659A), Nov 9, 1975: Cessna TU206C, Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted flight with ice-snow on wings.

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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