# NTSB DEN79FA034: Cessna TU206, N7249N, Castle Rock, CO, March 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1979
- Place: Castle Rock, CO · CASTLE ROCK, CO
- Location: 39.3722° N, 104.8561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castle Rock, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3722&lon=-104.8561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1276  79/3/29    CASTLE ROCK,CO      CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N7249N              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 25, 610 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         DENVER,CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ASBESTOS SHIELD ON FUEL LINE BURNED.MAGS INCORRECTLY TIMED.WING HIT CAR LDG ON MEDIAN STRIP OF HWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7249N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7249N-1983-03-01), registration cancelled 1983-03-01, S/N U20603583 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790329020489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329020489A), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna TU206G, Castle Rock, CO, Substantial damage. Engine failed at night. Many maintenance discrepancies found.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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