# Accident 19831103056269A: Cessna TU206G, Reno, NV, November 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.4807° N, 119.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4807&lon=-119.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756DG-2003-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 55 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831103056269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FOUND UNDER PROP OF PARKED AIRCRAFT. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT PILOT HAD WALKED INTO PROPELLER.

## 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 LAX84LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA044), Nov 3, 1983: Cessna TU206G (N756DG), Reno, NV, no 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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