Cessna TU206G accident near Price, Utah, May 25, 1982
On May 25, 1982 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N878AH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Price, Utah. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 25, 1982 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Price, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G 206 · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N878AH · no longer on the register · serial U20604570
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING A LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DUST DEVIL MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A DITCH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,364 hours in all; 933 in this make and model; 130 in the last 90 days; 3,111 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,047 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Hunts Flying Service INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Price UT at 1:15 pm
- Destination: Price UT
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 5 knots
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N878AH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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