DEN81FA020

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206G · Cokeville, WY · March 7, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 7, 1981
Place
Cokeville, WY · COKEVILLE, WY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N735RMCessna 206G
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810307010609A
Case key
127043

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0797   81/3/7    COKEVILLE,WY        CESSNA 206G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0114                    N735RM              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COKEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           COKEVILLE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          ICE FOG                                                   20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NGT.PLT NOT CERTIFIED FOR NGT FLT OR COLOR SIGNAL CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N735RM
Reported as
Cessna 206G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cokeville Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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