# NTSB LAX80FUG19: Cessna TU206F, N51020, El Monte, CA, February 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1980
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2149  80/2/17    EL MONTE,CA         CESSNA TU206F       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1610
        TIME - 1200                    N51020              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 536 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W 2 PARKED ACFT & RETAINING WALL DRG FORCED LNDG ON DEP ARPT AT NGT.RVR NR DEP END OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51020](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51020-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N U20601973, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Monte

## 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 19800217003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003879A), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna TU206F, El Monte, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Tried to return, struck parked aircraft on ramp. Found water and dirt in fuel.

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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