Cessna TU206G accident near Chinle, Arizona, August 5, 1987
On August 5, 1987 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N756UN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chinle, Arizona. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. 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 5, 1987 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Chinle, Arizona · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N756UN · no longer on the register · serial U20604368
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD THE AIRSPEED AND ALT WERE HIGH SO HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE APPROACH WAS TOO SLOW AND THE ACFT STALLED APRX 8 FT AGL. THE ACFT TOUCHED-DOWN AND BOUNCED. THE PLT ADDED PWR AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, THE ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES OVER APRX 1000 FT OF ROUGH GROUND AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A WASH.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 500 hours in all; 351 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 413 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,924 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 27, 1987; 32 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: SGU St George UT at 1:00 pm
- Destination: Chinle AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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