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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206G · Tonopah, NV · February 16, 1979

Date
February 16, 1979 · 15:46 local
Place
Tonopah, NV
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7374C
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVW09
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted switching fuel tanks. Engine did not restart causing emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. ENGINE DID NOT RESTART CAUSING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.