Cessna 206G accident near Stanley, Idaho, June 3, 2006
On June 3, 2006 at about 2:30 am local time, a Cessna 206G, registered N7537N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stanley, Idaho (Stanley 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
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Factors include a tailwind gust, and a large rock near the side of the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 3, 2006 · about 2:30 am local time · cases in 2006
- Place
- Stanley, Idaho · Stanley Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206G · all 206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N7537N · no longer on the register · serial 03665
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During the takeoff roll, the aircraft unexpectedly encountered a tailwind gust. This resulted in the aircraft veering toward the side of the runway, so the pilot aborted the takeoff. During the abort sequence, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control, and the aircraft departed the side of the runway and impacted a nearby large rock.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,400 hours in all; 144 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2U7 Stanley ID
- Destination: KBOI Boise ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N7537N: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 206 Stationair 213 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,683 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520M 60 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Stanley Airport · nearest airport
- Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA06CA136.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.