# Accident 19790422010759A: Cessna 206CESSNA, The Dalles, OR, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756SR-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422010759A

## Narrative

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

MADE IFR DESCENT WITH INOPERATIVE TURN NEEDLE. LOST VACUUM, LOST CONTROL. RECOVERED IN A HIGH SPEED DIVE. WARPED AC

## 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 SEA79FYM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM28), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 206G (N756SR), The Dalles, OR, 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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