# Incident 19781018032529I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Massillon, OH, October 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: Massillon, OH
- Airport: Dawson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7845° N, 81.5252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Massillon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7845&lon=-81.5252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4688F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4688F-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 36 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/19781018032529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT CHECKING FUEL QUANTITY. HE TRUSTED THE FUEL GAUGES, ONE OF WHICH WAS STUCK.

## Other reports on N4688F (1)

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

- [Accident 19890813028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028909A), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna P206A (N4688F), Louisville, OH, Substantial damage. Too slow on final, stalled and impacted ground,collapsed nose gear. Aircraft stopped inverted.

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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