Cessna TU206G accident near Evanston, Wyoming, September 27, 1985
On September 27, 1985 at about 6:15 am local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N5322U, was involved in an accident near Evanston, Wyoming (Evanston airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. 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 27, 1985 · about 6:15 am local time
- Place
- Evanston, Wyoming · Evanston · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N5322U · no longer on the register · serial U20605203
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT SAID THE ENG QUIT AS HE WAS TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APCH FOR RWY 24 AT EVANSTON (WY) ARPT. THE ACFT CRASHED AS THE PLT MANEUVERED FOR AN EMERG LANDING. DISASSEMBLY AND EXAMINATION OF THE ENG DISCLOSED NO REASON ON WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND IN A LEANED POSITION AND THE FUEL CONTROL WAS FOUND AGAINST THE IDLE CUT-OFF STOP. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CRUISING AT 10,500 FT. AND WAS LANDING AT AN ARPT SITUATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 7,162 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: 1,246 hours in all; 36 in this make and model; 116 in the last 90 days; 1,088 as pilot in command; 19 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,048 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 19, 1985; 84 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SLC Salt Lake City UT at 4:30 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 7,300 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 18,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 18°F (-8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:48 am from RKS, 85 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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