# NTSB DEN84IA152: Cessna U206G, N756SS, Dulce, NM, May 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: May 17, 1984, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Dulce, NM
- Coordinates: 36.930126, -106.989334 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9301&lon=-106.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84IA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16271/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA152

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - proper climb rate - not possible
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ARPT WAS IN A VALLEY SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS & THE ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 6800 FT. WITH THE WIND OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, RWY 33 WAS THE MOST FAVORABLE FOR THE TAKEOFF. THERE WAS A RIDGE ABOUT 1/2 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT MAKING IT NECESSARY TO TURN EAST & FLY OUT OF THE VALLEY ALONG A ROAD. ALSO, THE TEMP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 70 DEG. THE ACFT WAS REFUELED TO THE MIN FUEL LOAD FOR THE TRIP. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE TURNED TO THE EAST, THEN ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS & TURBULENCE & COULD NOT CLIMB. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT POWER LINES, BUT CONTINUED FLYING & WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N756SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20604325
- Airframe hours: 2918
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Four Corners Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 26, 1983, 65 hours before
- Departed: NM01, DULCE, NM
- Destination: FMN, FARMINGTON, NM
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: NM01, Dulce, runway 33, 5,000 × 40 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,984 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4,764 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19840517063689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840517063689I), May 17, 1984: Cessna U206G, Dulce, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft unable to climb over powerlines. Flew through and severed four power lilnes. Downdraft and turbulence.

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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