# NTSB FTW82DA084: Cessna U-206, N3417L, Angel Fire, NM, March 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1982, 15:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Coordinates: 36.389492, -105.270004 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3895&lon=-105.2700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69782/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA084

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A CROSSWIND GUST DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3417L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U-206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 466
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Tom Lemaster
- Registered owner: Tom Lemaster
- Departed: E91, ANGEL FIRE, NM
- Destination: ABQ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Airport: E91, Angel Fire, runway 35, 6,700 × 0 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 236 total, 86 in this make and model, 139 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 113 °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).

- [Accident 19820310003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003339A), Mar 10, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Angel Fire, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft lifted off prematurely during takeoff and collided with snowbank off side of runway.

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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