# NTSB LAX79DXQ31: Cessna 206, N4736F, Fallon, NV, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- Place: Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DXQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1855   79/8/5  NR.FALLON,NV          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4736F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 33, 1066 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            241 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FALLON,NV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TRANS PARACHUTISTS.PLT STATED-ENCOUNTERED DWN DRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4736F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4736F-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N P206-0336, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206b) (registry code 2073311) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790805018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805018979A), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Fallon, NV, Destroyed. Struck wires on short final for landing on a road used for transporting parachutist.

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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