# Incident 19801004072649I: Cessna TU206G, Scottsdale, AZ, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 12:26 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4877U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877U-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004072649I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT SWITCHED TO EMPTY FUEL TANK SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N4877U (1)

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

- [Accident 19850425014369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425014369A), Apr 25, 1985: Cessna TU206G (N4877U), Pinon, AZ, Substantial damage. Attempted go around at high density altitude with full flaps. Impacted ground off side of runway.

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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