# Accident 19800926044359A: Cessna U206G, Austin, TX, September 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6120X-1983-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,838 total, 201 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926044359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ON ILS APPROACH. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF AIRPORT. FOUND THROTTLE ARM BOLT MISSING.

## 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 FTW80FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA123), Sep 26, 1980: Cessna U206 (N6120X), Austin, TX, 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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