# NTSB DEN80FTC01: Cessna TU206F, N35824, Lander, WY, October 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1979
- Place: Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
- Location: 42.8309° N, 108.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lander, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8309&lon=-108.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3363   79/10/5 NR.LANDER,WY          CESSNA TU206F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1400
        TIME - 1100                    N35824              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANDER,WY                   LANDER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTING TO DROP NOTE TO SEARCHERS ABOUT LOCATION OF MISSING CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N35824 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- 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 19791005027079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005027079A), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Lander, WY, Substantial damage. Attempted to drop notes to ground crew regards cattle search. Hit trees. Flew back to airport. Landed safely.

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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