# NTSB FTW80FA123: Cessna U206, N6120X, Austin, TX, September 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1980
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3689  80/9/26    AUSTIN,TX           CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N6120X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 50, 3838 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT & COTTER PIN FRM THROTTLE ARM/CABLE MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6120X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6120X-1983-08-22), registration cancelled 1983-08-22, S/N U20605822 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Municipal

## 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 19800926044359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926044359A), Sep 26, 1980: Cessna U206G, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle on ILS approach. Landed in trees short of airport. Found throttle arm bolt missing.

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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