# Incident 19790215006989I: Cessna U206D, Lavaca, AR, February 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lavaca, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3302° N, 94.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lavaca, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3302&lon=-94.1829&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 40 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/19790215006989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH AFTER DIVERTING BECAUSE OF WEATHER. OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 19780421013059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013059I), Apr 21, 1978: Cessna U206D (N71967), Delta, MO. Engine lost power & craft was landed in field. Misuse of fuel system probable. Selector on empty tank.

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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