# NTSB FTW79FQG17: Cessna P206D, N8725Z, Seminole, TX, January 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1979
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0126  79/1/21    SEMINOLE,TX         CESSNA P206D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 415
        TIME - 1415                    N8725Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBBS,NM                    MIDLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8725Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8725Z), registered now, S/N P206-0525, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206D
- Registry model: [Cessna P206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206d) (registry code 2073338) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790121001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121001319A), Jan 21, 1979: Cessna P206D, Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft had internal engine failure. It received damage in the forced landing which followed.

## Other investigations on N8725Z (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 GAA23WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA040), Nov 21, 2022: Cessna P206D (N8725Z), La Familia, Belize, no 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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