# Accident 19951217041469A: Cessna 2105, Culebra, Puerto Rico, December 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1995, 00:00 local time
- Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8415Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8415Z-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951217041469A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF A NIGHT OVER CITY AND DISAPPEARED OVER MOUNTAINS. SPIRAL DIVE IMPACTED TERRAIN. LAST RECORDED FLIGHT 1991.

## 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 MIA96FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA047), Dec 18, 1995: Cessna 205 (N8415Z), Culebra, PR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the terrain, while maneuvering at night. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness with no visible horizon, and the pilot's…

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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