# Accident 19860901042979A: Cessna P206B, White Sulphur S, WV, September 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1986, 21:15 local time
- Place: White Sulphur S, WV
- Airport: Greenbrier
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BXZA
- Location: 37.7906° N, 80.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7906&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4782F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,719 total, 0 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901042979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA239), Sep 2, 1986: Cessna P206-B (N4782F), Wht Sulphur Spr, WV, destroyed, 1 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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