# NTSB DEN77FTM41: Cessna 206P, N2541X, Lasal Junction, UT, July 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Lasal Junction, UT · LASAL JUNCTION, UT
- Location: 38.3105° N, 109.4051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Sal Junction, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3105&lon=-109.4051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4059  76/7/27    LASAL JUNCTION,UT   CESSNA 206P         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N2541X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 53, 14569 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LASAL JUNCTION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NUCLA,CO                    GRAND JUNCTION CO            LASAL JUNCTION,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MANIFOLD VALVE ASSY MOUNTED WITH VENT FORWARD AND INTO RAM AIR RATHER THAN AS RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2541X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2541X), registered now, S/N P2060041, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206P
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (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: Lasal Junction

## 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 19760727032669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727032669A), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna P206, Lasal Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Manifold valve assy mounted with vent forward and into ram air rather than as recommended.

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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