# NTSB DEN79FA053: Cessna TU206, N4862F, Ft Collins, CO, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2185   79/8/4    FT COLLINS,CO       CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4400
        TIME - 1330                    N4862F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER WY                   FT COLLINS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MAT.FOUND IN FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4862F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862F-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N U206-0562, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (registry code 2073318) (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: Downtown Airport

## 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 19790804024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024179A), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna TU206A, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Rubber-like material in engine-driven fuel pump. Wires to boost pump frayed. Engine failed when boost turned on.

## Other investigations on N4862F (2)

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 DCA81AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA015), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna TU206A (N4862F), Loveland, CO, destroyed, 15 fatal
- [NTSB DEN75DQA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA10), Jul 31, 1974: Cessna 206 (N4862F), La Vida Msn, NM, 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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