# NTSB LAX83FA038: Cessna P206B, N8606Z, Near Shafter, NV, November 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1982, 20:00 local (Nov 20, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Near Shafter, NV
- Coordinates: 40.950725, -115.789154 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9507&lon=-115.7892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71928/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA038

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - qualification, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate surveillance of operation, company/operator mgmt (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606Z-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N P206-0406, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Registry model: [Cessna P206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (registry code 2073309) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206-0406
- Airframe hours: 1960
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821119059449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821119059449A), Nov 19, 1982: Cessna P206B, Shafter, NV, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft crashed during approach for landing at wendover, UT. Conditions, dark night, pilot 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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