Cessna TU206G accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, October 7, 1982
On October 7, 1982 at about 1:25 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N6169Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming (Oil Well Site airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 7, 1982 · about 1:25 pm local time
- Place
- Rock Springs, Wyoming · Oil Well Site · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N6169Z · no longer on the register · serial U20606172
- 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 WAS BEING USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AN OIL DRILLING SIGHT. A 1300 FT PORTION OF A ROAD NEAR THE SIGHT WAS BEING USED AS A LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ROLLING, IT CAME TO A DOG LEG IN THE ROAD. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE WHEELS THEN HIT SAGEBRUSH AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE ELEVATION OF THE LANDING AREA WAS ABOUT 6300 FT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 936 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 132 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 730 as pilot in command; 400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 443 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 37 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Cowboy Air Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: RKS Rock Springs WY at 7:10 am
- Destination: Oil Well Site WY
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 16, 1,300 ft by 20 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 97°F (36°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6169Z the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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