# NTSB LAX82DA126: Cessna 206-F, N35919, Winters, CA, April 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1982, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Winters, CA
- Coordinates: 38.559276, -121.990348 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5593&lon=-121.9903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73078/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA126

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, climb - to cruise
  - fuel system,cap - loose (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER TAKEOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 550 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND LAND ON A TAXIWAY BUT LANDED IN A SOFT AREA NEAR IT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL CAP ON THE RIGHT WING WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION THE AIRCRAFT HAD SAT OUT IN SEVERAL SEVERE RAINSTORMS FOR OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35919](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35919-1985-07-03), registration cancelled 1985-07-03, S/N U20602799, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206-F
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20602799
- Airframe hours: 1843
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Howard Zanders
- Registered owner: Howard Zanders
- Departed: 2Q3, WINTERS, CA
- Destination: SACRAMENTO, CA
- Airport: 2Q3, Yolo County, runway 16, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 17,096 total, 516 in this make and model, 9,999 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820401024509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820401024509A), Apr 1, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Winters, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Collapsed gear on forced landing. Loose fuel cap allowed rain water into fuel tank.

## Other investigations on N35919 (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 NYC76AN119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN119), Aug 5, 1976: Cessna U206F (N35919), Tuckernuck Is, MA, substantial damage

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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