# NTSB DEN77DTC05: Cessna U206, N8498Q, Cheyenne, WY, February 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0326  77/2/14    CHEYENNE,WY         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1425                    N8498Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 4425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,WY                  CHEYENNE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND C-130 MAKING STATIC RUN-UP,WAS BLOWN OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8498Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8498Q-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N U20603356, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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: Cheyenne 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 19770214003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214003129A), Feb 14, 1977: Cessna U206F, Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Taxied behind C-130 making static run-up,was blown over.

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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