# Incident 19780421013059I: Cessna U206D, Delta, MO, April 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1978, 14:27 local time
- Place: Delta, MO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1975° N, 89.7392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1975&lon=-89.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71967, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71967) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206D (registry code 2073342, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013059I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER & CRAFT WAS LANDED IN FIELD. MISUSE OF FUEL SYSTEM PROBABLE. SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N71967 (2)

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

- [Accident 19791101031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101031289A), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna U206D (N71967), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft on liftoff failed to gain speed. Impacted runway in level atitude. No mechanical defect indicated.
- [Incident 19790215006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215006989I), Feb 15, 1979: Cessna U206D (N71967), Lavaca, AR, Minor damage. Engine failed on approach after diverting because of weather. Out of fuel.

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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