- Date
- February 14, 1970
- Place
- Mercury, NV · MERCURY, NV
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8485ZCessna 205A
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139308
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0150 70/2/14 MERCURY,NEV CESSNA 205A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 644 TIME - 0244 N8485Z PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASH MEADOWS,NEV LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STRUCK MNTN SLOPE AT NITE. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. ACFT FOLLOWING N8485Z TURNED AROUND DUE WEA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8485Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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