# NTSB DEN77FA052: Cessna U206, N8062Z, Engle, NM, August 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1977
- Place: Engle, NM · ENGLE, NM
- Location: 33.1770° N, 107.0314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Engle, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1770&lon=-107.0314&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3233  77/8/11  NR.ENGLE,NM           CESSNA U206         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8062Z              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            49, 3929 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LAS CRUCES,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      THUNDERSTORM, RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD TSTM ACTVTY ENRT.SVR TSTMS REPORTED IN AREA.RECOVERY DATE 8/13/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8062Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8062Z-1978-01-17), registration cancelled 1978-01-17, S/N U206-0462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (registry code 2073316) (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 19770811035269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811035269A), Aug 11, 1977: Cessna U206A, Engle, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Fss adzd tstm actvty enrt. Svr tstms reported in area. Recovery date 8/13/77.

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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