Cessna U206F accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming, September 15, 1982
On September 15, 1982 at about 10:03 pm local time, a Cessna U206F, registered N8317Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming (Kemmerer Municipal airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 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
- September 15, 1982 · about 10:03 pm local time
- Place
- Kemmerer, Wyoming · Kemmerer Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · all U206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N8317Q · no longer on the register · serial U20603178
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF IN A LARGE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A DIRT ROAD THAT CROSSED THE FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A SECTION OF ALUMINUM FROM THE AIR INDUCTION BOX WAS MISSING. ALUMINUM WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE.
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: 1,524 hours in all; 257 in this make and model; 37 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 1,415 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,461 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 69 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520F-9 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Express Corporation
The flight
- Departed from: EMM Kemmerer WY at 4:00 pm
- Destination: SLC Salt Lake City UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 147°F (64°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:55 pm from RKS, 78 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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