# NTSB DEN79DTM10: Cessna U206, N5080U, Monument Vly, UT, February 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1979
- Place: Monument Vly, UT · MONUMENT VLY, UT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1520  79/2/23    MONUMENT VLY,UT     CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 852
        TIME - 1800                    N5080U              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 328 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVAJO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONUMENT VLY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MUDDY THAWING RUNWAY SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5080U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5080U-2008-07-21), registration cancelled 2008-07-21, S/N 206-0080, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Navajo

## 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 19790223003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223003479A), Feb 23, 1979: Cessna U206, Navajo Mountain, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control on premature lift off from mud runway, struck snowbank.

## Other investigations on N5080U (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 OAK76FVH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH18), Sep 23, 1976: Cessna 206 (N5080U), Angwin, 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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