# NTSB LAX80FA103: Cessna T207, N1535U, Furnace Creek, CA, June 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1980
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA · FURNACE CREEK, CA
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1834   80/6/1  NR.FURNACE CREEK,CA   CESSNA T207         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - 1530                    N1535U              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEATTY,NV                   RETURN                       DEATH VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- CRASHED BETWEEN RIDGES ON RISING TERRAIN.DA APRX 7000FT.RECOVERY DATE 6/3/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1535U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1535U-1981-01-13), registration cancelled 1981-01-13, S/N 20700135, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800601023939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601023939A), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna T207, Furnace Creek, CA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft reported missing and crash was found 2 days later. Pilot was not certificated.

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.

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