# NTSB LAX81DVG17: Cessna U206, N184V, Sacramento, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1981
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0153   81/2/2    SACRAMENTO,CA       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 5661
        TIME - 1800                    N184V               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATOMAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184V-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N U2061341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206d) (registry code 2073342) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Natomas

## 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 19810202002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002859A), Feb 2, 1981: Cessna U206, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing caused substantial damage to aircraft. Runway not lighted.

## Other investigations on N184V (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 DEN89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA018), Oct 17, 1988: Cessna U206 (N184V), Brush, CO, destroyed

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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