Cessna 206 N5028U
29 August 1988 · Saint George, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1988 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N5028U, operated by Crock, Robert C., was involved in an accident near Saint George, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saint George, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saint George Muni (SGU)
- Coordinates
- 37.1796, -113.5992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N5028U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crock, Robert C.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Parowan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCTRD SOFT DIRT/GRAVEL TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. A POST-ACDNT INSPN REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHING BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR YOKE HAD FAILED & THAT THE TW0 BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE BENT. THE LEFT FORWARD BOLT HAD EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS CRACK, IN THAT THE FRACTURE AREA WAS DARK & RUSTED. THE LEFT REAR BOLT WAS STRAIGHT, BUT HAD FAILED AT THE THREAD BASE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE RIGHT ATTACHING BOLTS HAD BECOME BENT AS THE NOSE GEAR FORK COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1988 | Cessna 206 | Glade Park, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 206 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Starflite, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 1988 | Cessna 206G | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Richard Eddy | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1988 | Cessna 206F | Healdsburg, California, United States | Prestin, Donald R. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1988 | Cessna 206 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | Airlift Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Cessna 206 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1988 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Cessna 150M | Delta, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172N | Duchesne, Utah, United States | Colorado Northwestern Comm COL | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Cessna 180 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |