# Accident 19790617041309A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Milford, UT, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Milford, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3945° N, 113.0123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3945&lon=-113.0123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4424Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4424Q-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (registry code 17251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 210 in this make and model, 800 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617041309A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LEAD CAME OFF ALTERNATOR. ARCING CAUSED FUEL HOSE TO RUPTURE & FUEL FIRE.LANDED SAFELY. AIRPLANE BURNED.

## 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 DEN79FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA044), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna U206 (N4424Q), Milford, UT, destroyed

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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