# Accident 19850419013539A: Cessna U206G, Tuba City, AZ, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985
- Place: Tuba City, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0909° N, 111.1302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0909&lon=-111.1302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8849Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8849Q-1991-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419013539A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED IN FLAT TERRAIN 10 MILES FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  CAUSE FOR GROUND IMPACT IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX85FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA210), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna U206G (N8849Q), Tuba City, AZ, destroyed, 6 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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