Cessna TU206G accident near El Paso, Texas, March 28, 1985
On March 28, 1985 at about 9:58 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N6282X, was substantially damaged in an accident near El Paso, Texas (El Paso Intl. airport). It was a ferry 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
- March 28, 1985 · about 9:58 pm local time
- Place
- El Paso, Texas · El Paso Intl. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N6282X · no longer on the register · serial U20605853
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT BEING TAXIIED TO RAMP AFTER LANDING WITH WIND 27 KTS GUSTING TO 42 KTS. A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 5,130 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 191 in the last 90 days; 4,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 10, 1985; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 17XS Lajitas TX at 9:00 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 26, 9,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 27 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:02 pm from ELP
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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