- Date
- December 4, 1985, 19:28 local (Dec 5, 1985, 02:28 UTC)
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N3205SCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851204062779A
- Case key
- 24950
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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.
Analysis
On December 4, 1985, at 1928 MST, a Cessna 182, N3205S, collided with a power utility pole near paloma, AZ. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the two people on board the aircraft received fatal injuries. The origin, destination, and type of flight operations are unknown. The only person identified at this time was roberto mendez ramirez from caborca, Mexico. The pilot of the aircraft is unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3205S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-55705
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter L. Gonnason
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.