# NTSB DEN78FA044: Cessna U206, N2189F, Erie, CO, June 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1978
- Place: Erie, CO · ERIE, CO
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA044-140778

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2459  78/6/10    ERIE,CO             CESSNA U206         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1780
        TIME - 1624                    N2189F              PX-  0  2  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,CO                BOULDER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- URINE SCREEN POSITIVE FOR SALICYLATES,ACETAMINOPHEN AND BENZODIAZEPINE METABOLYTES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2189F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2189F-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N U206-0389, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: 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 19780610027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610027009A), Jun 10, 1978: Cessna U206, Erie, CO, Destroyed. Urine screen positive for salicylates,acetaminophen and benzodiaze metabolytes.

## Other investigations on N2189F (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK66F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0149), Dec 1, 1965: Cessna U-206 (N2189F), Napa, CA, substantial damage

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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