# Accident 19880709026059A: Cessna TU206G, Palo Alto, CA, July 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1988, 12:08 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4506° N, 122.0999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4506&lon=-122.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6106U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6106U-1990-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,216 total, 2,885 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709026059A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE, HIT WIRES LANDING ON ROAD. GOVERNOR CASE HAD HOLE DUE TO LOOSE IDLER GEAR AND MISSING DOWELL PIN

## 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 LAX88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA250), Jul 9, 1988: Cessna TU206G (N6106U), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6106U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820108000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108000749A), Jan 8, 1982: Cessna TU206G (N6106U), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel cocked, oil leak under panel. Ran into snowbank landing. Too much oil in nose strut. Oil gage line leak.

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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