- Date
- July 26, 1985, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greystone, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9675GCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850726037489A
- Case key
- 16734
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt lost control of the acft during an attempted takeoff from a 7000 ft gravel road. The takeoff was being made to the north-northeast and the plt reported winds were from 180 degs at 10 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. The acft veered left, contacted a tree and nosed over. It is unclear who was PIC of the acft at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9675G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20601875
- Airframe hours
- 4,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard Harding
- Registered owner
- R. Robert Krissman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Destination
- VEL · Vernal, UT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,550 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VEL, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.