- Date
- October 24, 1986, 12:37 local (18:37 UTC)
- Place
- Greybull, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6277ZCessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861024058919A
- Case key
- 17145
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt departed aurora, co at 1000 en route to great falls, mt at 8000 ft MSL. At 1237 the plt advised worland fss that the eng had lost power and he was going down. The plt said that on final apch he had to pull up to avoid power lines. The acft stalled and nosed into ground. The crash site was 5 mi east of Greybull, WY. The fuel selector valve was positioned on the left tank. The left tank was found to be empty and the right tank was full. The acft has 2 fuel tanks, each holds 46 gals (44 usable). The distance from aurora to Greybull is aprx 354 nautical mi. Time en route was aprx 2 hrs, 37 min. This computes to average 136.2 KTS ground speed. Performance chart for 8000 foot pressure alt gives a number of power settings that will yield average fuel consumption rates between 10.3 and 17.8 gph and average true airspeed between 111 and 151 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6277Z
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20606211
- Airframe hours
- 26
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael A. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Destination
- GTF · Great Falls, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,406 total · 524 in this make and model · 1,386 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WRL, 34 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.
Other investigations on N6277Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.