# NTSB DEN81FA020: Cessna 206G, N735RM, Cokeville, WY, March 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1981
- Place: Cokeville, WY · COKEVILLE, WY
- Location: 42.0792° N, 110.9519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cokeville, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0792&lon=-110.9519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735RM-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N U20604955, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cokeville Muni

## 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 19810307010609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010609A), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna TU206G, Cokeville, WY, Destroyed. Aircraft made low pass over pilot's home & then crashed. Dark night, fog. Pilot was restricted from night flight.

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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