Cessna 206 N8301Q
11 September 1979 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1979 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N8301Q, operated by Dinaland Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N8301Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dinaland Aviat
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grand Junction, Co → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3995
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UN RETRACT FLAPS.DOORS COULD BE SPRUNG JUST ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE DOOR MICROSWITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1979 | Cessna 206 | Chinle, Arizona, United States | Gallup FLT SER | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Cessna 206 | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | Kokomo Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1979 | Cessna 206 | Kustatan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Cessna 206 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Jen-Air | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1979 | Cessna 206 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1979 | Cessna 206 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | Trager AVN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |