# Accident 19771218041389A: Cessna U206C, Little River, CA, December 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Little River, CA
- Airport: Mendocino Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 123.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-123.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29275-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 169 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218041389A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA010), Dec 18, 1977: Cessna U206 (N29275), Little River, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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