# NTSB DEN79DTC26: Cessna U206A, N71900, Wheatland, WY, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Wheatland, WY · WHEATLAND, WY
- Location: 42.0517° N, 104.9595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0517&lon=-104.9595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3463  79/8/31    WHEATLAND,WY        CESSNA U206A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N71900              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 48, 1224 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            138 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHIFER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSBLUFF,NE             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71900](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71900), registered now, S/N U206-1217, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (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: Phifer

## 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 19790831025029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831025029A), Aug 31, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Wheatland, WY, Substantial damage. Failed to stop at end of rwy while taxing on same for takeoff. Factors; blinded by sun. Failed to stop.

## Other investigations on N71900 (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 MKC81FCQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ42), Jun 16, 1981: Cessna U206C (N71900), Wichita, KS, 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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