# Accident 19800303018209A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Arlington, TX, March 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1980, 18:07 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKRA
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50955, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50955-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (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: 894 total, 66 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303018209A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH-LANDED IN A LAKE. NO FUEL SERVICE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## 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 FTW80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA051), Mar 3, 1980: Cessna U206 (N50955), Arlington, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50955 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800115013799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800115013799I), Jan 15, 1980: Cessna U206F (N50955), Powell, TX. Engine roughness caused pilot to make landing on highway. Inspection revealed internal failure in #4 cylinder.

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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