# Accident 19790216003039A: Cessna TU206G, Tonopah, NV, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 15:46 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7374C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7374C-1981-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK79DVW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW09), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna TU206G (N7374C), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage

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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