# NTSB DEN79FA023: Cessna 206, N114CK, Moose, WY, February 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1979
- Place: Moose, WY · MOOSE, WY
- Location: 43.6558° N, 110.7183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moose, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6558&lon=-110.7183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2147  79/2/24  NR.MOOSE,WY           CESSNA 206          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 718
        TIME - 1140                    N114CK              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 674 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON HOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MOOSE,WY                     NORTH PLATT,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SAND                                              27
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N114CK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114CK-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N U20603367, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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
- Airport: Jackson Hole

## 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 19790224005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224005689A), Feb 24, 1979: Cessna U206F, Moose, WY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Witnesses said the pilot did not remove snow from the wings prior to takeoff. Aircraft found 4 days later.

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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