Cessna T206H accident near Halls Crossing, Utah, May 2, 2024
On May 2, 2024 at about 10:02 pm local time, a 2008 Cessna T206H, registered N50101, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (aborted after touchdown) near Halls Crossing, Utah (Nokai Dome airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s collision with a tree during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reported brake malfunction for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 2024 · about 10:02 pm local time
- Place
- Halls Crossing, Utah · Nokai Dome · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H, built 2008 · all T206Hs on the register
- Registration
- N50101 · registry record · serial T20608899
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, he conducted an extensive preflight inspection and brake check, and he used the brakes multiple times while taxiing to the run up area and the runway. He reported that the brakes appeared to function properly. The airplane departed and later landed on a backcountry dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that the approach and touchdown speeds were appropriate, and the airplane touched down within the first few feet of the runway threshold. During the landing roll, however, the brakes did not respond to either the left seat or right seat brake pedals when the toe brakes were applied. The pilot subsequently applied full power, the student pilot selected 10° of flaps, and the pilot initiated a go around. The airplane began to climb but collided with a cedar tree and then impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s brake system revealed damage consistent with impact forces during the airplane’s collision with a tree and subsequent impact with terrain. A functional examination of the brake system did not reveal any evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. Due to the extent of the impact damage sustained to the airplane’s main landing gear and brake system, the nature of the malfunction was undetermined.
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
What happened, in order
- Collision during takeoff/land during landing (aborted after touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Brake › Unknown/Not determined
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Tree(s) › Effect on equipment
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Surface speed/braking › Unknown/Not determined
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,966.5 hours in all; 2,939.6 in this make and model; 19.7 in the last 90 days; 13.2 in the last 30 days; 2,966.5 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 30, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 33.4 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,556.7 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 23, 2023; 140.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,614 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJIA (piston); 1,557 hours total
- Operator: Barry Adventure Travel INC
The flight
- Departed from: PSO Pagosa Springs CO at 7:49 am
- Destination: 038 Blanding UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 2,237 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 5°F (-15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observation at 4:15 pm from KBDG, 55 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KBDG 022215Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 19/M15 A2995 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2208 T01941149
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
5 documents, released by the NTSB on April 15, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Maintenance Log Excerpts | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Landing Gear and Brake Examination Summary | PDF, 17 pages | View Download |
| 5 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage Form | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N50101 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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