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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P206B · White Sulphur S, WV · September 1, 1986

Date
September 1, 1986 · 21:15 local
Place
White Sulphur S, WV
Airport
Greenbrier
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BXZA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4782F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA239
Reported as
Cessna P206B
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,719 total0 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft impacted trees while operating at low level at night. Pilot attempted VFR flight in IFR weather.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES WHILE OPERATING AT LOW LEVEL AT NIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN IFR WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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