# NTSB OAK78FA010: Cessna U206, N29275, Little River, CA, December 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Little River, CA · LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Location: 39.2703° N, 123.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-123.7817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3959  77/12/18 NR.LITTLE RIVER,CA    CESSNA U206         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 493
        TIME - 1720                    N29275              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOCINO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LITTLE RIVER,CA              FREMONT,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29275](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29275-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N U206-1203, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mendocino County

## 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 19771218041389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218041389A), Dec 18, 1977: Cessna U206C, Little River, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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