# Accident 19840104000199A: Cessna P206, Redding, CA, January 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1984, 18:50 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5991° N, 122.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5991&lon=-122.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2645X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2645X-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840104000199A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL DARK NIGHT AND GROUND FOG. STRUCK POWER LINE CABLES TRYING TO LAND AT HOME BASE.

## 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 LAX84FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA134), Jan 5, 1984: Cessna P206 (N2645X), Redding, CA, destroyed, 4 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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