# Accident 19801112082979A: Cessna 206CESSNA, West Hurley, NY, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 16:40 local time
- Place: West Hurley, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0084° N, 74.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hurley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0084&lon=-74.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9046H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 66 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112082979A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE DIVED INTO LAKE, FULL POWER, NO ATTEMPT TO PULL UP. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL ACT.

## 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 NYC81FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA009), Nov 12, 1980: Cessna U206 (N9046H), West Hurley, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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