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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P206B · Kernville, CA · August 16, 1983

Date
August 16, 1983 · 12:25 local
Place
Kernville, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4738F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA388
Reported as
Cessna P206B
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,879 total810 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot entered box canyon that he could not turn out of. Aircraft crashed at 3850 foot level.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED BOX CANYON THAT HE COULD NOT TURN OUT OF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT 3850 FOOT LEVEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.