# NTSB DEN77FA036: Cessna TU206F, N1066V, Duchesne, UT, April 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1977
- Place: Duchesne, UT · DUCHESNE, UT
- Location: 40.1753° N, 110.3941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duchesne, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1753&lon=-110.3941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1298  77/4/12  NR.DUCHESNE,UT        CESSNA TU206F       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 463
        TIME - 1230                    N1066V              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          SNOW, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MARGINAL WEA AT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1066V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1066V-1977-09-01), registration cancelled 1977-09-01, S/N U20602436 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770412018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770412018059A), Apr 12, 1977: Cessna TU206F, Duchesne, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Marginal wea at tkof.

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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