# Accident 19800309004899A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Willows, CA, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1538U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1538U-1993-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 467 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309004899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. PILOT LACKED KNOWLEDGE OF FUEL DRAIN SUMPS.

## 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 LAX80DVG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG17), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna TU206F (N1538U), Willows, CA, 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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