- Date
- November 19, 1982, 20:00 local (Nov 20, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Shafter, NV
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8606ZCessna P206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821119059449A
- Case key
- 71928
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot flew into the ground turning on final approach. Left wing and landing gear made first ground contact. The night was dark and terrain lacked lights. The runway was lighted. There were no known malfunctions to equipment. None of the occupants on board had a pilot certificate or an aviation medical certificate. Reportedly, the pilot had difficulty maintaining directional control when he took off on a previous flight, then made several severe bounces when he landed. A passenger of the previous flight stated that the pilot had received a checkout in the plane prior to renting it for subsequent flights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8606Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P206B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0406
- Airframe hours
- 1,960
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Orme Aviation
- Registered owner
- Frank G. Hillary And James N.E
- Departed
- C · Salt Lake City, UT
- Destination
- C · Wendover, NV
- Airport
- runway 3, 9,100 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 45
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.