# Accident 19870404008459A: Cessna TU206F, Reno, NV, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71068 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,083 total, 16 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404008459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. STUDENT SWITCHED TO AN EMPTY TANK WHEN ATTEMPTING A RESTART.

## 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 SEA87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA073), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna TU206-F (N71068), Reno, NV, 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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