# Accident 19800717027719A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Elko, NV, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 09:50 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7346C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7346C-1992-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 71 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717027719A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY SECURED GAS CAP AND IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT CAUSED FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX80DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ31), Jul 17, 1980: Cessna 206 (N7346C), Elko, NV, 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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