# NTSB DEN78FA026: Cessna 206, N5205U, Yoder, CO, February 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1978
- Place: Yoder, CO · YODER, CO
- Location: 38.8394° N, 104.2219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yoder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8394&lon=-104.2219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0401  78/2/25  NR.YODER,CO           CESSNA 206          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2234
        TIME - 1930                    N5205U              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DUBUQUE,IA                  ASPEN,CO                     COLORADO SPRINGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WX BRIEFINGS RECVD BY RADIO,TELEPHONE & IN PERSON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5205U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205U-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 2060205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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 19780225037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225037749A), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna TU206A, Yoder, CO, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Wx briefings recvd by radio,telephone & in person.

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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