- Date
- May 28, 1985, 19:30 local (May 29, 1985, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1475MCessna TU-206E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850528024859A
- Case key
- 24511
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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.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - duskFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Low pass - intentionalFactor
Analysis
This plt was attempting to air drop illegal drugs to someone on the ground. While executing an intentional low pass, at dusk, theacft inadvertently collided with a cactus tree & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1475M
- Reported as
- Cessna TU-206E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20601475
- Engine
- Continental TS10-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kansas Air Center, Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Unknown
N1475MRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2014 · Cessna TU206EAirframe modelCessna TU206EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,775 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 32 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.