# Accident 19940319006489A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Show Low, AZ, March 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1994, 21:45 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2304° N, 110.0691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2304&lon=-110.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5222U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5222U-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319006489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN IMC. EN ROUTE. VFR NOT ADVISED. AIRCRAFT NOT IFR EQUIPPED. NO GYRO SCORING. PILOT NOT IFR CURRENT.

## 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 LAX94FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA171), Mar 20, 1994: Cessna 206 (N5222U), Show Low, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional VFR flight into known adverse IMC weather conditions. Inadequate preflight planning, dark night operations, and weather conditions that included low ceilings and mountain…

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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