- Date
- September 3, 1982, 20:30 local (Sep 4, 1982, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Perris Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5374UCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72199
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Control interference - inadvertentFactor
Go-around - attempted
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft touched down slightly left of runway centerline. The pilot attempted to manuever the aircraft back to center, when the aircraft veered sharply to the right. When he saw a ditch ahead and applied full power. The aircraft became airborne and collided with the ditch. The pilot stated that he believes his passenger applied right rudder several times during the events.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5374U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20602255
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- Continental IO-520F, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Flite
- Registered owner
- Clark C. Munro
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Destination
- New Hampton, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- L65 · Perris Valley, runway 33, 5,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,030 total · 31 in this make and model · 1,984 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg