# NTSB SEA77FYC12: Cessna TU206D, N72160, Farmington, OR, December 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1976
- Place: Farmington, OR · FARMINGTON, OR
- Location: 45.4490° N, 122.9479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4490&lon=-122.9479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3800  76/12/30 NR.FARMINGTON,OR      CESSNA TU206D       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N72160              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 56, 9906 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1229 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WA                  EUGENE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN NR 4 INTAKE VALVE STEM.PISTON DAMAGED.LNDD IN SOFT RECENTLY PLANTED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72160](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72160), registered now, S/N U206-1303 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (registry code 2073344) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19761230040889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761230040889A), Dec 30, 1976: Cessna TU206D, Farmington, OR, Substantial damage. Broken nr 4 intake valve stem. Piston damaged. Lndd in soft recently planted fld.

## Other investigations on N72160 (2)

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 SEA78DYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP01), Oct 1, 1977: Cessna 206 (N72160), Priest Rpd Dam, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70FXD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD09), Mar 2, 1970: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Aspen, CO, 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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