# Accident 19850120047739A: Cessna U206G, Endicott, NY, January 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1305° N, 76.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1305&lon=-76.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9940Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9940Z-1988-08-24) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,729 total, 7 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850120047739A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ROUGH, SNOW COVERED GROUND.

## 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 NYC85LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA055), Jan 20, 1985: Cessna 206G (N9940Z), Endicott, NY, 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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