# Accident 19790805018979A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Fallon, NV, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4736F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4736F-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TP206B (registry code 2073311, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 241 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805018979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON A ROAD USED FOR TRANSPORTING PARACHUTIST.

## 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 LAX79DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ31), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 206 (N4736F), Fallon, NV, 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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