- Date
- July 17, 1980
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7346CCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800717027719A
- Case key
- 129869
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1507 80/7/17 ELKO,NV CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 300 TIME - 0950 N7346C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRIEST LAKE,ID ELKO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UN TO PROPERLY SECURE FUEL CAP.NEW CAP ON ORDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7346C
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elko
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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