# NTSB NYC81FA009: Cessna U206, N9046H, West Hurley, NY, November 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1980
- Place: West Hurley, NY · WEST HURLEY, NY
- Location: 42.0084° N, 74.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hurley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0084&lon=-74.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3052  80/11/12   WEST HURLEY,NY      CESSNA U206         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 157
        TIME - 1640                    N9046H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSTON,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9046H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801112082979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112082979A), Nov 12, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, West Hurley, NY, Destroyed. Airplane dived into lake, full power, no attempt to pull up. No mechanical defects. Possible intentional act.

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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