# Accident 19761230040889A: Cessna TU206D, Farmington, OR, December 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1976
- Place: Farmington, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.4490° N, 122.9479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4490&lon=-122.9479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72160, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206D (registry code 2073344, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,906 total, 1,229 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761230040889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BROKEN NR 4 INTAKE VALVE STEM.PISTON DAMAGED.LNDD IN SOFT RECENTLY PLANTED FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA77FYC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC12), Dec 30, 1976: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Farmington, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72160 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771001034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001034809A), Oct 1, 1977: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Priest Rpd Dam, WA, Substantial damage. Photo mapping. State hwy dept. Hit wire across river.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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