# NTSB SEA80DYK01: Cessna TU206, N1204Q, Klamath Falls, OR, October 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1979
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3295  79/10/12 NR.KLAMATH FALLS,OR   CESSNA TU206        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 1115
        TIME - 1645                    N1204Q              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KLAMATH FALLS,OR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UN TO RESTART ENG.ELEC FUEL PUMP CONTROL SWITCH(PN 629703-8)INOP.FORCED LNDG IN FLD W SOFT SOIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1204Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1204Q-2024-08-08), registration cancelled 2024-08-08, S/N U20602867, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingsley

## 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 19791012037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012037139A), Oct 12, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA, Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Engine lost fuel pressure and quit. Landed in soft field. Nosed over. Fuel pump switch inop. Vapor return problem.

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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