# NTSB DEN80FTE79: Cessna TU206, N4350Q, Hayden, CO, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Hayden, CO · HAYDEN, CO
- Location: 40.4922° N, 107.2643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4922&lon=-107.2643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2773  80/9/13  NR.HAYDEN,CO          CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2955
        TIME - 1000                    N4350Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEAMBOAT SPGS,CO           ASPEN, CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PRCTNRY LNDG ON GRAVEL ROAD AFTER NOTING ROUGH ENG.R MAIN GEAR WENT OFF ROAD INTO SOFT SHOULDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4350Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350Q-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N U20603046, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (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 19800913041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041289A), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Hayden, CO, Substantial damage. Reported rough engine landed on a dirt road. Veered off into a ditch. No engine problems found.

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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