# NTSB DEN78FTE69: Cessna TU206A, N4895F, Crested Butte, CO, June 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1978
- Place: Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1803  78/6/21    CRESTED BUTTE,CO    CESSNA TU206A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 8000
        TIME - 2220                    N4895F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTED BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           CRESTED BUTTE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- LARGE ROCKS NEXT TO RUNWAY.7 RUNWAY LIGHTS ON RIGHT SIDE INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4895F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895F-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N U206-0595, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (registry code 2073318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crested Butte

## 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 19780621015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621015789A), Jun 21, 1978: Cessna 207A, Crested Butte, CO, Substantial damage. Large rocks next to runway.7 runway lights on right side inoperat

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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