# NTSB SEA77FA056: Cessna 206, N35904, Cove, OR, September 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1977
- Place: Cove, OR · COVE, OR
- Location: 45.2964° N, 117.8102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2964&lon=-117.8102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2782  77/9/28    COVE,OR             CESSNA 206          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 418
        TIME - 1500                    N35904              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINAN LODGE,OR              LAGRANDE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35904](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35904-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N U20602790, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (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

## 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 19770928034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770928034269A), Sep 28, 1977: Cessna TU206F, Cove, OR, Destroyed

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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