Cessna 206 accident near Saint George, Utah, August 29, 1988
On August 29, 1988 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Cessna 206, registered N5028U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Saint George, Utah (Saint George Muni 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
- August 29, 1988 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Saint George, Utah · Saint George Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · all 206s on the register
- Registration
- N5028U · no longer on the register · serial 2060028
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCTRD SOFT DIRT/GRAVEL TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. A POST-ACDNT INSPN REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHING BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR YOKE HAD FAILED & THAT THE TW0 BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE BENT. THE LEFT FORWARD BOLT HAD EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS CRACK, IN THAT THE FRACTURE AREA WAS DARK & RUSTED. THE LEFT REAR BOLT WAS STRAIGHT, BUT HAD FAILED AT THE THREAD BASE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE RIGHT ATTACHING BOLTS HAD BECOME BENT AS THE NOSE GEAR FORK COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT.
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; 192 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 443 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,453 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 15, 1988; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1L9 Parowan UT at 1:05 pm
- Destination: SGU
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 16, 6,100 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°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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