# NTSB OAK74DXQ14: Cessna TP206C, N8686Z, Lovelock, NV, October 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1973
- Place: Lovelock, NV · LOVELOCK, NV
- Location: 40.1787° N, 118.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovelock, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1787&lon=-118.4774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DXQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3136  73/10/16 NR.LOVELOCK,NEV       CESSNA TP206C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1184
        TIME - 1718                    N8686Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILDHORSE RSVR,NEV          RENO,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON ROAD. R WG HIT FENCE & GATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8686Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206C
- 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 19731016034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731016034509A), Oct 16, 1973: Cessna TP206C, Lovelock, NV, Substantial damage. Lnd on road. R wg hit fence & gate.

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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