# NTSB FTW78FA013: Cessna U206B, N3860G, Georgetown, TX, December 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3686   77/12/2   GEORGETOWN,TX       CESSNA U206B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4333
        TIME - 1819                    N3860G              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1201 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,TX               ABILENE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG OIL FILTER BOWL NOT PROPERLY SEATED ON GASKET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3860G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3860G-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N U2060860, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771202039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202039089A), Dec 2, 1977: Cessna U206B, Georgetown, TX, Destroyed. Eng oil filter bowl not properly seated on gasket.

## Other investigations on N3860G (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 CHI70DGD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGD25-124673), Jun 9, 1970: Cessna 206 (N3860G), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

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.

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