# NTSB DEN80FTC13: Cessna TU206G, N756PT, Farson, WY, April 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1980
- Place: Farson, WY · FARSON, WY
- Location: 42.1544° N, 109.4248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1544&lon=-109.4248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1831  80/4/24    FARSON,WY           CESSNA TU206G       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 665
        TIME - 0615                    N756PT              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OIL RIG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARSON,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND ABORTED.DA APRX 7800FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756PT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756PT-1983-01-21), registration cancelled 1983-01-21, S/N U20604254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oil Rig Strip

## 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 19800424010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424010639A), Apr 24, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Farson, WY, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on short sod strip. Started a belated go-around, hit fence & embankment off end of runway.

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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