Cessna TU206 accident near Evanston, Wyoming, May 31, 1983
On May 31, 1983 at about 1:05 am local time, a Cessna TU206, registered N5136X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Evanston, Wyoming (Evanston airport). 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 31, 1983 · about 1:05 am local time
- Place
- Evanston, Wyoming · Evanston · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206 · all TU206s on the register
- Registration
- N5136X · no longer on the register · serial U20605582
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER DEPARTING EVANSTON THE PLT ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WX ABOUT 100 MI EAST & RETURNED TO EVANSTON. THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND FROM A RWY 34 APPROACH DUE TO UNFAVORABLE WINDS & THEN LANDED ON RWY 16. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. WINDS WERE GUSTING 37K. THE PLT WAS USING FULL FLAPS.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 443 hours in all; 261 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 382 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 324 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 28, 1983; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: CPR Casper WY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 25 knots, gusting 37
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
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 N5136X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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