# NTSB SEA81FYE17: Cessna TU206G, N7345N, Everett, WA, February 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1981
- Place: Everett, WA · EVERETT, WA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0168  81/2/16    EVERETT,WA          CESSNA TU206G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1822                    N7345N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 39, 3362 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,BC,CAN            SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7345N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7345N-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N U20603623 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Paine

## 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 19810216003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810216003689A), Feb 16, 1981: Cessna TU206G, Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Ran one tank dry while over an airport on night flight. Unable restart on other tank. Crash-landed off airport.

## Other investigations on N7345N (1)

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 ANC96FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA139), Aug 31, 1996: Cessna 206 (N7345N), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's landing on the water with the landing gear inadvertently extended.

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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