# Accident 19821119059449A: Cessna P206B, Shafter, NV, November 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Shafter, NV
- Airport: Wendbuer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9507° N, 115.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9507&lon=-115.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8606Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606Z-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821119059449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING AT WENDOVER, UT. CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, PILOT NOT CERTIFICATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA038), Nov 20, 1982: Cessna P206B (N8606Z), Near Shafter, NV, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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