- Date
- February 7, 1982, 20:22 local (Feb 8, 1982, 03:22 UTC)
- Place
- 6 Nm North Of S, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N731NQCessna P210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820207050829A
- Case key
- 69664
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was advised that VFR to flagstaff was not recommended. He advised the briefer that he had just recently flown from sedona and knew he could return VFR. At about 1938 MST, the plane departed phoenix with no flight plan. While en route, the pilot reported flying at 7500 ft below an overcast of unknown altitude. The weather at flagstaff was 800 ft overcast, visibility 3 miles with light snow showers and fog. About 6 miles north of sedona, the plane struck trees and crashed at an elevation of about 7000 ft. the accident site was located on snow covered, wooded terrain at the edge of a plateau between sedona and flagstaff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731NQ
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000508
- Airframe hours
- 131
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Flagstaff Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sam Shiflett
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 68 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.